Police continue to investigate deaths of three following fatal I-95 bridge incident

KITTERY, Maine - Police in New Hampshire and Maine are continuing their investigations today into Thursday's chain of events that led to the deaths of three, including a man suspected of killing his wife and young son before being shot by police on the Piscataqua River Bridge and falling more than 100 feet into the water below.
The tragic events began to unfold around 2:05 a.m. when York Police received a 911 call from a male stating that he had been involved in a fight with his wife in Troy, N.H., and she was dead.
Soon after New Hampshire State Police responded to the residence in Troy and located a deceased female.
Then around 2:30 a.m., Kittery Police located the male's vehicle on the Piscataqua River Bridge parked on the southbound side of Interstate-95 in Maine. Law enforcement agencies from New Hampshire and Maine converged on the scene and tried to negotiate with the male, during which the bridge was shut down, according to a Maine Dept. of Safety press release.
Negotiations were ultimately unsuccessful, and the male exited the vehicle and raised a firearm forcing Maine State Police Trooper Craig Nilsen and two New Hampshire State Police troopers to respond with deadly force.
The male subject was located deceased in the water below and declared dead at the scene. Law enforcement officers on scene the located an eight-year-old boy fatally shot in the backseat of the vehicle.

Police did not confirm whether the male who was shot fell or jumped from the bridge.
The release also said the child's death is not associated with the officers' use of deadly force.
An autopsy on the man's wife is scheduled for today in Concord.
Maine State Police Major Crimes and New Hampshire State Police Major Crimes are investigating the deaths of the female and the child. The troopers involved in the incident are on administrative leave pending an investigation into the use of deadly force.