SARATOGA SPRINGS — The family of a Saratoga Springs mother and her young son, both fatally shot in March, wants the public to know they are cooperating with the ongoing investigation.

Earlier this month, several search warrants that were served in June during the early stages of the investigation were unsealed in 4th District Court. The warrants outlined the evidence collected to that point, but also mentioned some of the hurdles detectives were facing in interviewing family members.

On Wednesday, the family of Jessica Orton Lyman, 44, and her 8-year-old son, Eli Painter, along with Saratoga Springs police, jointly released statements assuring that they have been cooperating.

“The release of search warrants requested in the early days of the investigation has provided an outdated na

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