Tragic new pictures of parents and two kids found shot to death in rural $660,000 home – with surviving toddler unharmed

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DEVASTATING pictures have emerged of the parents and two kids who were shot to death in an apparent murder-suicide.
The four family members were found dead in their New Hampshire home on Monday night, but a surviving toddler at the scene was left uninjured, police said.
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Father Ryan Long, 6-year-old daughter Ryan Long, 8-year-old son Parker Long, and mother Emily Long were found dead on Monday night
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Ryan Long, Emily Long, and their two oldest children were found with gunshot wounds while their toddler was left unharmed
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The large house on Moharimet Drive where the Long family lived
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Drone footage showed the scene after four family members were found dead
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Officials identified the dead family members as Ryan Long, 48, Emily Long, 34, and their son, Parker, 8, and daughter, Ryan, 6.
State troopers arrived at the home at around 8:21 pm on Monday in response to a 911 call, according to the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office.
The caller said several people were dead inside the house.
Cops found four family members shot to death at the scene, with the toddler left unharmed.
The surviving toddler is now safely with the family.
The chief medical examiner is expected to perform autopsies on the family on Wednesday, the attorney general said.
I think that's probably one of the more difficult things that they are trying to grasp, to understand how this came to be and to be able to be more definitive and to understand what the sequence of events was like inside that house."
New Hampshire Assistant Attorney General Ben Agati
The father, Ryan Long, worked as a school psychologist at the local Oyster River Middle School, according to his LinkedIn.
Emily Long worked as the director of operations at a local restaurant called Wing-Itz, according to her LinkedIn.
The family moved to the five-bedroom house, now worth over $660,000, in the town of Madbury in southeastern New Hampshire in 2020, online property records show.
TRAGIC PHOTOS SHOW HAPPY FAMILY
Neighbor Bevy Ketel told CBS affiliate WBZ-TV that she was shocked by news of the tragedy.
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Emily and Ryan Long were found dead with their son, Parker, and daughter, Ryan, on Monday
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Police surround the house where a toddler was found surviving after four people were killed in an apparent murder-suicide
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"It was a perfect family as far as we knew," Ketel told the outlet.
"It's just shocking. We didn't see it coming."
Ketel's shock is tragically supported by mom Emily Long's frequent activity on her Facebook account.
Long often posted photos showing her happy young family and quickly growing children.
Official full statement
Attorney General John M. Formella, New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall, and Madbury Police Department Chief Joseph McGann announce the identities of the four deceased individuals discovered in Madbury on Monday, August 18, 2025.
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. Each of the deceased family members appears to have suffered gunshot wounds, and were pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives continue to investigate this event as a potential murder/suicide.
Autopsies are scheduled to take place throughout the day on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Concord, NH.
While the investigation is still ongoing, there is no known threat to the general public at this time. No additional releases of information are anticipated until after all autopsies have been conducted.
Source: New Hampshire Attorney General
In the aftermath of the killings, the heartbreaking photos reveal family outings, play time at home, and holiday weekends spent around New Hampshire.
And friends were active in the comments, often posting about the sweet family moments and praising the children's poses.
In one photo, the family poses with their dog at New Hampshire's oldest apple orchard in the fall in front of scarecrows with painted pumpkin heads.
Another shows the family in their Easter Sunday best, standing in front of a large, open field as the children smile for the camera.
A more recent photo posted just after Thanksgiving Day shows dad Ryan, tree saw and tarp in hand, with their three children, apparently on the hunt for a Christmas tree, giving no hint of the tragedy that would occur less than a year later.
MOTIVE REMAINS A MYSTERY
Police are still looking into the motive for the killings.
"I think investigators still have probably more questions than they have answers," said Assistant Attorney General Ben Agati.
He continued, "One of the biggest questions they have right now is motive. Why?"
"And I think that's probably one of the more difficult things that they are trying to grasp, to understand how this came to be and to be able to be more definitive and to understand what the sequence of events was like inside that house."
Agati didn't immediately return The U.S. Sun's request for comment about his recent claims about the dad Ryan Long's health.
Investigators said there's no known threat to the public.
Madbury is a small town with under 2,000 residents located about an hour and a half north of Boston.
The area is just one town over from the University of New Hampshire.
Footage of the scene obtained by ABC affiliate WMTW showed police going in and out of the house in the residential neighborhood.
Drone video from NBC affiliate WPTZ showed the large, blue-colored house surrounded by police vehicles and officers.
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Emily and Ryan Long moved into their house with their kids in 2020
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