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Tragedy in NH: Boy Survives Murder-Suicide
28 Oct
Summary
- A young boy survived a shooting during a suspected murder-suicide.
- The child is expected to survive after being shot in the stomach.
- Police responded to a welfare check at a Wheelock Street home.
In Manchester, New Hampshire, a shocking domestic incident has left two adults dead and their young son injured. Investigators are treating the event as a murder-suicide after responding to a welfare check at a home on Wheelock Street.
Officers discovered the man and woman deceased inside the residence. The couple's 8-year-old son was found alive but had sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was transported to a regional trauma center where he is reported to be in stable condition and was alert and conscious during transport.
The New Hampshire Attorney General's office stated the woman suffered multiple gunshot wounds, while the man died from a single gunshot to the head. Official identification of the victims is pending notification of their families and completion of autopsies.
