A New Hampshire mother, who authorities say killed her husband and two of her children before turning the gun on herself, took to TikTok prior to her death to talk about her struggle with depression.
The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said Emily Long, 34, took a gun from her family’s home in Madbury and fatally shot her husband, Ryan Long, 48, her son, Parker, 8, and daughter, Ryan, 6, before dying by suicide on Aug. 18. A toddler was found unharmed in the home.
The New Hampshire Union Leader reported that the 48-year-old Ryan had brain cancer prior to his death, citing a neighbor.
On her now-private TikTok page, Emily’s bio stated that she was a “Brain Cancer Wife.” She said that her account served as her “personal diary” and was “cheaper than therapy.”
In her final post before her death, Emily admitted she’d been in a “rut” and had been depressed in the midst of her family’s difficult situation.
“I’m making a point to get out of my depression and do this for my family,” Emily said in the video.
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New Hampshire authorities warned the public not to speculate as to what motivated the murder-suicide.
“While investigators are becoming aware of various concerns/issues ongoing in the household at the time of the event in question, people should avoid speculating that this event was caused by a single reason or stressor,” the attorney general’s office said.
An autopsy revealed that both children died as the result of a single gunshot wound to the head, the attorney general’s office said.
Ryan, who was a school psychologist, was shot multiple times, while Emily, who worked in the restaurant industry, died from a single gunshot to the head, authorities said.
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