After the mysterious killing of a Vermont town official, his wife and his stepson, a person of interest was found with "some blood on them" on the roadside.

A State Police spokesperson said investigators had detained an individual “during the initial stages of the investigation, but that person is no longer being detained.”

The deaths have been ruled as homicides, per police. The couple died from gunshot wounds to the head and Taft died after being shot multiple times, the medical examiner determined, per the statement. Brian was also shot in the torso.

The Vermont State Police on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect in the killings of three people last weekend in Pawlet.Brian Cros

A man, his wife and her 13-year-old son were found shot to death at their home in Pawlet, Vermont, state police said.

A man, his wife, and her 13-year-old son found shot to death at their Vermont home along the New York border have been identified by authorities. Related: Triple Homicide: Incident In Small Vermont Town Along Capital Region Border Under Investigation The three were discovered shot to death in