police shooting and kill a man early Thursday morning on the Piscataqua River Bridge and then found the body of his 8 - year - old son inside his car , official said.
The shooting happen after police receive a call from a man saying he kill his wife at their home in Troy ,
New Hampshire , with the 911 call being receive in York , Maine , at about 2:07 ante_meridiem state police from both New Hampshire and Maine spend hours at both crime scene , investigation the tragic incident where three family member doomed their lives.
Maine State Police Col . Bill Ross mention that the man state he have a battle with his wife , and when police arrive at the home , the woman was found dead , and their 8 - year - old son was missing.
The tragic event blossom with police trailing the man 's cellular_telephone to the area of Kittery , Maine , where he was found park on the Piscataqua River Bridge . negotiation with the man were unsuccessful , lead to a fatal confrontation where the suspect raise a firearm , suggestion military_officer to shoot him , causing him to fall from the bridge into the water below.
The male subject was locate dead_person in the water below the bridge and was declare dead at the scene , harmonize to Ross.
police also detect the body of the suspect 's 8 - year - old son in the car , who had also been shooting , but research_worker clarify that the child 's death was not connect to the military_officer ' use of deadly force during the incident . As the probe blossom , the identity of the suspect and victim were not immediately let_go_of , with government working to contact the family member life out of state.
There Washington a sense of daze and devastation in the small town of Troy , New Hampshire , as neighbor express incredulity over the tragic event that blossom . The family had only recently travel to the area , with neighbor express sorrow over not having had the opportunity to greet the new resident sooner . The community was left stagger from the loss , emphasizing the need to semen together in times of calamity and offer support to those affected.
The closing of the Piscataqua River Bridge during the probe cause break to traffic flow , impact commuter travel between Portsmouth and Kittery , Maine . The bridge , a critical connection between the two region , was eventually reopen after several hours , with convention traffic resume . The New Hampshire State Police Major Crime Unit continue its probe at the family 's residence in Troy , quest to piece together the event lead to the tragic death and supply closing to the grieve community.
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