Overview
- Police found 49‑year‑old Andria Hanafin shot inside her Center Avenue home and pronounced her dead after officers responded in the early hours of Oct. 8.
- Her 22‑year‑old son, Ryan Hanafin, was arrested later that day in Vermont and is being returned to Massachusetts for arraignment on a first‑degree murder charge and related counts today.
- Investigators say they recovered 19 guns from the son’s bedroom, with most stored unsecured and one firearm lacking a serial number and showing features consistent with 3D printing.
- Court filings allege Ryan sent an ominous Snapchat message referencing his mother shortly before the killing, and authorities have added multiple firearms‑storage and receiving‑an‑untraceable‑firearm charges.
- The MSPCA‑Angell has taken in 84 cats from the home and is asking for fosters, adoptions, and donations as the community holds vigils and the criminal case and forensic work continue.