Overview

• State officials say autopsies show the children each died from a single gunshot to the head, the father from multiple gunshots, and Emily Long from a self-inflicted head wound.
• Authorities report Emily Long took a handgun from the Madbury home and, in the early hours of Aug. 18, carried out the shootings before dying by suicide.
• Assistant Attorney General Ben Agati said the killings likely occurred around 5:30 a.m., with a 911 call reporting multiple deaths coming in that evening.
• A three-year-old was found unharmed in the house and is now in the care of relatives, according to officials.
• Investigators are examining household stressors, including health and financial pressures, as reports indicate Ryan Long had an aggressive brain cancer and Emily had posted TikTok videos describing depression.