Man From Troy Shot, Killed Wife And Son; Maine Troopers Then Shot Him: NH AG’s Office

PORTSMOUTH, NH — Investigators in two states are trying to piece together why a New Hampshire man shot and killed his wife and child before Maine state troopers shot him on the Maine side of the Piscataqua River Bridge early Thursday morning.

Around 3 a.m., officers in Troy were sent to Monadnock Street after Trent Weston, 37, reported to police that he shot his wife. When police arrived, they found Brittany Weston, 37, dead inside the home due to multiple gunshot wounds to the head, according to a state medical examiner.

Later, state police from New Hampshire and Maine were called to Interstate 95 on the Piscataqua River Bridge to assist a troubled person.

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Troopers discovered during hours of negotiation that he was Trent Weston and was involved in the previous fatal shooting in Troy. A Maine state trooper fatally shot Trent Weston on the Maine side of the bridge. His cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds.

“The Maine Attorney General’s Office and Maine State Police continue to investigate that officer-involved shooting,” Michael Garrity, the director of communications for the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, said.

After Trent Weston was shot, troopers found a dead child inside his vehicle. The child was later identified as Benson Weston, 8, the couple’s son. A Maine medical examiner confirmed Benson Weston was killed due to multiple gunshot wounds.

“At this time,” Garrity said, “all evidence indicates that Mr. Weston is responsible for the deaths of both Britanny and Benson Weston. Further information will be provided if and when it becomes available while protecting the integrity of the investigation.”

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