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In New Hampshire, a woman fatally shot her husband, who was battling cancer, and their two children before taking her own life. This tragic incident is being investigated as a murder-suicide by state authorities.
Emily Long, 34, who had recently expressed her battles with depression on social media, committed the shootings early Monday at the family residence on Moharimet Drive in Madbury, a quiet town located northwest of Portsmouth, as per the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office.
Police responded to the scene just before 8:30 p.m. after a 911 call reported multiple people dead inside.
The 14 Moharimet Drive home in Madbury where the killings took place. (IMAGN; Facebook)
Emily, who was reported to be the director of operations at a restaurant chain in New Hampshire according to her LinkedIn profile, shared a TikTok video with nearly 8,000 followers on Saturday. In the post, she acknowledged her children’s difficulties and her own severe depression, noting efforts to rebuild a stable environment at home amid her husband’s declining health.
“I am determined to create normalcy,” Emily said in the video, adding that she was trying to get dressed in proper clothes more often.
“I’ve been facing immense challenges, feeling deeply depressed and isolating myself, choosing to spend time only with my kids and my husband. Despite this, I’m committed to changing things, starting now… I’m determined to overcome my depression for my family’s sake.”
The residence on Moharimet Drive in Madbury, N.H., where authorities reported a mother shot her husband and children before taking her own life on August 18, 2025. (Google Maps)
The attorney general’s office said there is no known threat to the public and that no updates will be given until after all autopsies have been conducted.
Neighbors said the Longs appeared to be a perfect family.
“It was shocking,” neighbor Bevy Ketel told WBZ-TV. “It was a perfect family, as far as we knew.
“It’s so sad to think that that little girl is gone,” Ketel added, noting that the girl’s father was well-known in the town.
A New Hampshire state trooper stands by police vehicles on Moharimet Drive in Madbury on Aug. 19, 2025, after an apparent murder-suicide. (Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
“He certainly touched a lot of lives. He was part of the fabric of the community, and his family went along with it.”
Ketel said the children had recently set up a stand to sell lemonade to neighbors.
“It’s just shocking. We didn’t see it coming,” she said.
