Updated
Updated · Fox News · Oct 8
Massachusetts Police Hunt 22-Year-Old Ryan Hanafin After Mother Found Shot Dead
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Oct 8

Massachusetts Police Hunt 22-Year-Old Ryan Hanafin After Mother Found Shot Dead

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 8

Summary

  • Reading police launched a manhunt for 22-year-old Ryan Hanafin after his mother, Andria Hanafin, 49, was found dead from a gunshot wound in her kitchen around 12:38 a.m. Thursday.
  • Middlesex prosecutors identified Ryan Hanafin as a person of interest and said he may be armed and dangerous, urging the public not to approach him and to call 911 instead.
  • Police believe he is driving a black 2010 Dodge Charger with Massachusetts plate 2PSY15, a detail investigators released to widen the search.
  • Matthew Hanafin, 48, told police he returned to the Center Avenue home and found his wife dead; the couple's 13-year-old child was inside, and authorities said there was no significant history of police calls there.

Insights

What dark secret drove a seemingly quiet 22-year-old with no criminal record to allegedly gun down his own mother in their kitchen?
With the murder weapon missing and the suspect armed, where did the son flee after his vehicle was spotted on the interstate?
Could the fleeing son actually be a terrified witness to his mother's murder rather than the cold-blooded killer police suspect?