A MOM shot dead her husband who was battling cancer and killed her two eldest children before turning the gun on herself, it has emerged.
Emily Long carried out the shootings in their New Hampshire home – just days after she shared a chilling video on TikTok where she spoke about her struggles.
Emily Long, her husband Ryan, and her two eldest children were found dead in their New Hampshire homeFacebook
Emily spoke openly about her mental health battles days before the shootingsTikTok / emilylong41
The four people were found dead on Monday night, which sparked an initial mystery.
New Hampshire investigators have since ruled their deaths as a murder-suicide.
Emily, 34, shot her husband Ryan, 48, several times in the early hours of Monday morning, as reported by the CBS affiliate WCAX-TV.
She shot her children Parker, eight, and Ryan, six, once in the head.
Coroners ruled that Emily died from a single gunshot wound.
Cops found the couple’s toddler, three, inside the Madbury home, who was unharmed.
A motive behind the shootings still remains unknown as cops continue their probe.
Police said they found a gun inside the plush property.
Emily was active on social media and spoke about her husband’s battle with glioblastoma.
Glioblastoma is an aggressive brain cancer for which there is no cure.
On social media, she documented her husband’s cancer battle, reflecting on moments where she told her children about his illness.
In a candid video, she explained how she wanted to create normalcy for her children.
Emily, who worked as the director of operations at the chain Wing-Itz, admitted her children were having a “hard time” amid his cancer battle.
PERSONAL BATTLES
She also spoke about her own battles on social media.
In a now-deleted TikTok clip, the matriarch revealed she wanted to make a “change” as she had been struggling with depression.
“Today I decided I need to make a conscious effort to shift my mindset,” she told her social media followers.
“I’m getting out of this depression whether I want to or not.”
And, in another clip shared two weeks before her death, Emily spoke about feeling anxious and lonely.
“I know that I need to see a therapist, I know that I need to ask for help… but I’m not ready to acknowledge that, I think,” she said.
Emily also admitted that she felt as if she was “withering” away.
“I’m mourning my husband, I’m mourning my marriage and it’s still there. It’s very confusing and it’s very overwhelming,” she said.
The family lived in Madbury – a town of less than 2,000 people.
And, locals in the area have been left stunned by the deaths of the four family members.
“It was shocking,” Bevy Ketel, a neighbor, told the CBS affiliate WBZ-TV.
Ketel recalled how the children had recently set up a lemonade stall.
“We didn’t see it coming,” she admitted.
FacebookEmily was active on social media, sharing family snaps[/caption]
The deaths of the four family members have left locals stunnedWMUR
TikTok / emilylong41She documented her husband’s health battle on social media and how she went about telling her children[/caption]
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.
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