On Wednesday, autopsies of the deceased were done, and the New Hampshire Attorney's Office announced in a press release that Emily Long shot her husband multiple times, then shot the kids once, before killing herself with a self-inflicted gunshot.

Emily Long shot her terminally ill husband, their two children and then herself dead in what is believed to have been a murder-suicide at their home in Madbury, New Hampshire

"Inside the home, troopers found the bodies of four family members: Emily Long (age 34), Ryan Long (age 48), son Parker Long (age 8), and daughter Ryan Long (age 6). A third child, a toddler, was found alive and suffered no physical injuries," New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said in a statement Tuesday afternoon.

Authorities in New Hampshire are identifying the four family members who were found dead in their home in an apparent murder-suicide in Madbury.

Four found dead in Madbury, NH, identified as Ryan (48) and Emily Long (34) with children Parker (8) and Ryan (6). Toddler survived; murder-suicide suspected.

A criminal psychologist has spoken to The Mirror after four family members were found dead in a picturesque town in the US state of New Hampshire on Monday night, leaving a three-year-old behind