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.

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.”

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.

Vermont State Police continue their fourth day of investigations at a home on Route 133 in Pawlet, where troopers found three people dead Sunday. All three deaths were ruled homicides, but police said they have no suspect in custody.

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 Vermont town official, his wife and her son were found shot to death in their home over the weekend, state police said. Police identified them Tuesday as Brian Crossman, 46, a selectboard member in Pawlet;