On August 29, 2024, 8-year-old Benson Lane Weston was found dead in the backseat of a vehicle on the Piscataqua River Bridge after a multi-hour standoff with law enforcement. Police had earlier discovered the body of his mother, 37-year-old Brittany Weston, inside the family’s Monadnock Street apartment; she had been fatally shot. Benson’s father, 37-year-old Trent Weston, had called authorities to report he had killed his wife, then fled with Benson.

Trent was later shot and killed by state troopers after emerging from his vehicle with a firearm during the bridge standoff. An autopsy confirmed Benson died of multiple gunshot wounds, and investigators say evidence indicates Trent was responsible for both deaths. The motive remains under investigation.

If anyone knew the family or observed their movements in Troy or on the Piscataqua River Bridge that morning, please come forward with information.