Ryan Hanafin Charged in Fatal Mother’s Shooting

Ryan Hanafin, 22, has been charged with murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in the fatal shooting of his mother, Andria Hanafin, 49, at their Reading, Massachusetts, home. His father found Andria dead in the kitchen and called 911; the family’s 13-year-old son was in the home but was unharmed. Hanafin was arrested in Warren, Vermont, after a search and waived extradition; he is expected to return to Massachusetts to face the charges. He also faces 16 Massachusetts firearms charges, including allegations involving improper storage of large-capacity firearms near a minor and possession of an untraceable firearm. Prosecutors have said the killing may have arisen from a domestic dispute, but the circumstances remain under investigation.