Troy man shot on bridge had killed wife and son, police say

Aug. 30—A Troy man named Trent Weston had shot and killed his wife and their 8-year-old son before police fatally shot him on the Interstate 95 bridge in Kittery, Maine, early Thursday, authorities said Friday.

All three died from multiple gunshot wounds, according to autopsy results released Friday.

"At this time, all evidence indicates that Mr. Weston is responsible for the deaths of both Brittany and Benson Weston," according to the Attorney General's Office.

Weston, 37, phoned police in York, Maine, after 2 a.m. Thursday to report that he had shot his wife.

Police found Brittany Weston, 37, at about 3 a.m. dead inside an apartment at 359 Monadnock St. in Troy. Troy is about 100 miles away from Kittery.

Associate Medical Examiner Abigail Alexander determined that she died from multiple gunshot wounds to the head.

On the I-95 bridge between Portsmouth and Kittery, police from both states tried to negotiate with Trent Weston, but he was shot by state troopers when he raised a gun after getting out of his car. He fell into the Piscataqua River more than 130 feet below, and his body was recovered by the U.S. Coast Guard.

After the shooting, authorities discovered a dead child, now identified as Benson Weston, 8, in Weston's car.

An autopsy by the Maine Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that the boy died from multiple gunshot wounds.

Authorities didn't say where the boy was killed.

An autopsy of Trent Weston by Maine authorities determined he died from multiple gunshot wounds.