Massachusetts mom found shot to death inside home son arrested in Vermont after manhunt

A Massachusetts mother was shot to death inside her home as authorities launched an hours-long manhunt to capture her adult son, who had fled to Vermont.Andria Hanafin was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound inside the kitchen of her Reading, Mass., home at around 12:38 a.m.

on Thursday, the Reading Police Department said.Hanafin’s husband, Matthew, had discovered his 49-year-old wife when he returned home from work and called 911.Hanafin, a mother of three, was pronounced dead at the scene.The couple’s youngest son, 13, was inside the home at the time of the shooting but told police he had last seen his mother alive at around 5 p.m.before he went out with friends and returned to the house and went straight to his room at 9 p.m., Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan said at a news conference.Hanafin’s 22-year-old son, Ryan Hanafin, was missing from the household along with his car.

Officials then started their search for the unaccounted-for adult and his 2010 black Dodge Charger connected to the homicide investigation of his mother.The county DA revealed there was no known police contact before the deadly shooting.Ryan Hanafin had access to several guns he legally owned.“We do know Ryan Hanafin has a license to carry, that was suspended this morning,” District Attorney Ryan said.Officials did not reveal a motive behind the killing, but said Ryan Hanafin had no known mental health issues.Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.

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Never miss a story.The younger Hanafin was known to have connections to the Warren, Vt., area.Massachusetts police tipped the Vermont State Police Thursday afternoon to look out for Ryan Hanafin in the area roughly 170 miles northwest of Reading, a Boston suburb.He was taken into custody after Vermont State patrol spotted his Dodge Charge...