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Police search for son after mother found shot dead in Massachusetts

Police in Reading, Massachusetts, are searching for a 22-year-old man after his mother was found fatally shot in her home.

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Police in Massachusetts have launched a search for 22-year-old Ryan Hanafin after his mother was found fatally shot in her home, the Daily Mail reported. The victim, 49-year-old Andria Hanafin, was discovered dead in her kitchen in Reading, Massachusetts, in the early hours of Thursday morning. Authorities consider Ryan Hanafin armed and dangerous. [1]

According to the Daily Mail, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan named Ryan Hanafin as a person of interest in the shooting. Investigators believe he fled the scene after the incident occurred. [1]

Reading is located in Massachusetts, a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Boston is the capital of Massachusetts and the largest city in the region. [3]

The Daily Mail reported that law enforcement officers are actively continuing their search to locate the suspect. [1]

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In short

  • Andria Hanafin was found dead from gunshot wounds in her Reading, Massachusetts home on Thursday.
  • Police named her 22-year-old son, Ryan Hanafin, as a person of interest.
  • Authorities warned the public that Ryan Hanafin is considered armed and dangerous.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Urgent hunt for 'armed and dangerous' son after his mom is found shot dead in New England homeDaily Mail, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Michelle Mitchell: Urgent Action Needed to Reduce Cancer Waiting Times in EnglandOncodaily, 12h ago

Background

  1. [3]New England on Wikipedia
  2. [4]Triage on Wikipedia
  3. [5]New England on Grokipedia
  4. [6]Security guards shoot armed man dead at Nashville federal courthouse FTMQ News, 11h ago
  5. [7]Swedish police shoot armed man outside Stockholm Royal Palace FTMQ News, 2d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 7 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

Earlier reports of ours on the same people and subjects.

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