'Do this for my family': TikTok 'brain cancer wife' kills her husband and 2 of their 3 children, leaving toddler alone, authorities say

Authorities successful New Hampshire person determined that a pistillate recovered dormant on with her hubby and 2 of their 3 children turned the weapon connected herself aft sidesplitting her family.

New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella announced successful a press release that aft autopsies were performed connected 48-year-old Ryan Long, 34-year-old Emily Long, 8-year-old Parker Long, and 6-year-old Ryan Long, it was concluded that Emily Long's mode of decease was suicide. The different deceased members of her household died arsenic a effect of homicide, each of gunshot wounds astatine the hands of Emily Long. A 3rd child, a 3-year-old boy, was recovered successful the location unharmed.

Several outlets person reported that Ryan Long, who had been a schoolhouse scientist astatine a section mediate school, had been diagnosed with terminal encephalon cancer. Emily Long had reportedly turned to societal media, including TikTok, to station astir the family's struggles — arsenic good arsenic her own.

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Formella spoke with WMUR, a section ABC affiliate, and provided a unsmooth timeline of the events of Aug. 18. According to Formella, the shootings occurred astir 5:30 a.m. Several neighbors called 911, and Formella said that constabulary responded to the Longs' location successful Madbury aft the find of the bodies was made astatine 8:20 a.m. Neighbors had reportedly failed to marque interaction with the Longs aft proceeding the shootings.

Emily Long, who referred to herself arsenic a "Brain Cancer Wife" successful her TikTok bio, posted her last video conscionable days earlier she went done with her tragic, last act. While her TikTok relationship was made backstage aft the killings, the New Hampshire Union Leader reported that in her past video, entitled "Making a Change," Emily Long reportedly described actions she was taking to assistance her ain temper for the involvement of her family. In the video, she said, "I person been struggling truthful overmuch and truly depressed, and conscionable person truly go reclusive and conscionable privation to beryllium with my kids and my husband."

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She added, "I utilized to be, like, the astir societal quality connected this planet, and the past period I person fundamentally declined 98% of each offers and my kids request to beryllium with their friends. Hold maine to it. Today I americium adjusting my position and I'm going to marque it a constituent to get retired of my slump and bash this for my family."

Ryan Long was reportedly surviving with glioblastoma, an assertive signifier of encephalon cancer.

According to Formella, the 2 children each died of a azygous gunshot coiled to the head. Ryan Long died of "multiple gunshot wounds." The property merchandise astir the autopsy results seemingly included a notation to Emily Long's societal media presence, stating, "While investigators are becoming alert of assorted concerns/issues ongoing successful the household astatine the clip of the lawsuit successful question, radical should debar speculating that this lawsuit was caused by a azygous crushed oregon stressor."

Formella confirmed that the lone, surviving child is present successful the attraction of his grandparents and household members.

If you oregon idiosyncratic you cognize is experiencing affectional distress oregon considering self-harm, assistance is disposable instantly astatine the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline astatine 988.