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Investigators conducting new search for physical evidence in Northfield triple-homicide case

Mother, two young sons killed in home

Investigators conducting new search for physical evidence in Northfield triple-homicide case

Mother, two young sons killed in home

HANNAH CARTER REPORTS FROM NORTHFIELD WITH THE LATEST. IT’S BEEN ONE WEEK SINCE 25 YEAR OLD CASSANDRA, FOUR YEAR OLD BENJAMIN AND ONE YEAR OLD MASON SWEENEY WERE FOUND DEAD IN THEIR HOME ON WETHERSFIELD DRIVE IN NORTHFIELD. ALL THREE HAD BEEN SHOT. INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY’VE IDENTIFIED EVERYBODY INVOLVED, BUT THEY’RE STILL HAVEN’T BEEN ANY ARRESTS. PATRICIA LAFRANCE, A FORMER COUNTY PROSECUTOR IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, SAYS THERE ARE A NUMBER OF POTENTIAL REASONS WHY THAT MIGHT BE COULD BE A JUVENILE. IT COULD BE SOMEBODY THAT THEY ARE WATCHING. SO WE DON’T KNOW EXACTLY. OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE FELT THAT THERE WAS NO DANGER TO THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL. INVESTIGATORS HAVE BEEN SEARCHING SEVERAL AREAS IN NORTHFIELD AND THE SURROUNDING TOWNS FOR EVIDENCE RELATED TO THESE CRIMES. TODAY, CREWS SEARCHED UP AND DOWN I-93 BETWEEN EXITS 17 AND 20, BUT HAVEN’T SAID WHAT, IF ANYTHING, HAS BEEN RECOVERED. LAFRANCE SAYS WITH CRIMES LIKE THIS, INVESTIGATORS COULD BE SEARCHING FOR ANYTHING A WEAPON, CLOTHING OR SOMETHING TO CORROBORATE INFORMATION. THEY ALREADY HAVE. IF THEY DO WANT TO MAKE AN ARREST AGAIN, THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED PROBABLE CAUSE. AND IT MAY JUST TAKE, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER COUPLE OF DAYS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ALL THAT EVIDENCE. STILL, THE COMMUNITY IS SHAKEN BY THE TRAGEDY. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS SEAN SWEENEY, THE FATHER AND HUSBAND OF THE VICTIMS, HAS BEEN COOPERATING WITH THE INVESTIGATION. AND A GO FUND ME HAS BEEN CREATED TO HELP COVER FUNERAL EXPENSES. AND YOU CAN FIND A LINK TO THAT. FUNNY. OVER ON OU
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Investigators conducting new search for physical evidence in Northfield triple-homicide case

Mother, two young sons killed in home

A new search is being conducted Wednesday in connection with the killings of a mother and her two young children in Northfield. The search in the area of Interstate 93 between Exits 17 and 20 in Concord, Canterbury and Tilton is for physical evidence in connection with the investigation into the shooting deaths of Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and her two sons, Benjamin Sweeney, 4, and Mason Sweeney, 1.Their bodies were discovered one week ago at their home on Wethersfield Drive in Northfield. Investigators said each died of a single gunshot wound.>> GoFundMe launched for funeral expensesOfficials with the New Hampshire attorney general's office said the search is not the result of new information in the case. Drivers are asked to follow all road signage in the area and give investigators the "appropriate space to complete their work." A WMUR crew at the scene noticed that traffic was not being impacted by the search. New Hampshire State Police and New Hampshire Fish and Game K-9 units assisted in the search Wednesday. Another search was conducted over the weekend in the neighborhood near where the bodies were found. WMUR has also learned a state police helicopter has been involved in the ongoing evidence search. Patricia LaFrance, former county prosecutor in New Hampshire, tells News 9 there are a number of things investigators could be look for including a weapon, clothing or anything that might corroborate information they already have.In the wake of the killings, officials said there was no danger to the public, but they have not made an arrest in the case. They have only said that all parties involved have been accounted for.LaFrance also gave insight on why an arrest may have not been made."It could be a juvenile; it could be somebody that they are watching," LaFrance said. "So we don't know exactly, other than the fact that the attorney general's office felt that there was no danger to the public in general." Investigators have not commented on what, if anything, has been recovered from the search.Previous coverage of this case:Father, husband of Northfield shooting victims speaks out on social media Authorities searching for evidence in connection to Northfield triple homicide investigation Officials say they believe they know everyone involved in Northfield homicides Crisis help offered to first responders called to scene of Northfield deaths Woman, 2 sons found shot, killed in Northfield home, attorney general says

A new search is being conducted Wednesday in connection with the killings of a mother and her two young children in Northfield.

The search in the area of Interstate 93 between Exits 17 and 20 in Concord, Canterbury and Tilton is for physical evidence in connection with the investigation into the shooting deaths of Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and her two sons, Benjamin Sweeney, 4, and Mason Sweeney, 1.

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Their bodies were discovered one week ago at their home on Wethersfield Drive in Northfield. Investigators said each died of a single gunshot wound.

>> GoFundMe launched for funeral expenses

Officials with the New Hampshire attorney general's office said the search is not the result of new information in the case.

Drivers are asked to follow all road signage in the area and give investigators the "appropriate space to complete their work." A WMUR crew at the scene noticed that traffic was not being impacted by the search.

New Hampshire State Police and New Hampshire Fish and Game K-9 units assisted in the search Wednesday.

Another search was conducted over the weekend in the neighborhood near where the bodies were found. WMUR has also learned a state police helicopter has been involved in the ongoing evidence search.

Patricia LaFrance, former county prosecutor in New Hampshire, tells News 9 there are a number of things investigators could be look for including a weapon, clothing or anything that might corroborate information they already have.

In the wake of the killings, officials said there was no danger to the public, but they have not made an arrest in the case. They have only said that all parties involved have been accounted for.

LaFrance also gave insight on why an arrest may have not been made.

"It could be a juvenile; it could be somebody that they are watching," LaFrance said. "So we don't know exactly, other than the fact that the attorney general's office felt that there was no danger to the public in general."

Investigators have not commented on what, if anything, has been recovered from the search.

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Kassandra Sweeney and her two children
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