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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Tragic family shooting ends in bridge standoff - Caught on Camera

Col. William Ross, chief of Maine State Police, speaks during a news conference after a man connected to a homicide was fatally shot by police on a bridge that connects New Hampshire to Maine, and fou

A tragic incident unfolded in Troy, New Hampshire, where a family of three experienced a devastating turn of events. The Weston family, consisting of 37-year-old Brittany, her husband Trent, also 37, and their 8-year-old son Benson, had recently moved into a duplex in the area. The situation took a horrific turn when Trent Weston fatally shot his wife and son before a harrowing standoff on the Piscataqua Bridge, which connects New Hampshire and Maine.

Authorities revealed that both Brittany and Benson Weston succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds inflicted by Trent Weston, who was subsequently shot multiple times by troopers during the confrontation on the bridge. The tragic incident culminated in Trent Weston raising his gun after exiting his vehicle on the bridge, prompting the law enforcement officers to open fire in an attempt to neutralize the threat.

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