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MADBURY — Ryan and Emily Long and two children, Parker, 8, and Ryan, 6, have been identified as the family members found dead of apparent gunshot wounds Aug. 18 in their 14 Moharimet Drive home as the result of a suspected murder-suicide, according to authorities.
A third child, who is a toddler, was not physically injured, according to the New Hampshire attorney general’s office. New Hampshire State Police and the attorney general did not immediately identify a suspected shooter. Autopsies are scheduled Aug. 20 with the state medical examiner.
The elder Ryan, 48, and his wife, Emily, 34, both had visible jobs in the community.
A home at 14 Mohamiret Drive in Madbury is seen Aug. 19, 2025, one day after two adults and two children were found dead there from apparent gun shot wounds.
Ryan Long was a school psychologist at Oyster River Middle School in Durham.
He had worked for the district since 2016, according to his LinkedIn page and an article published about him by the Oyster River High School student magazine in 2017. His time in the district started with one year at Madbury’s Moharimet Elementary School.
He worked as a mental health counselor with multiple organizations and schools before becoming a school psychologist, earning his doctorate in psychology at the University of Southern Maine. He previously earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of New Hampshire, according to his LinkedIn page and the article.
Police block off the area surrounding a home on Mohamiret Drive in Madbury Aug. 19, 2025, one day after two adults and two children were found dead at a home.
Emily Long was director of operations for the local Wing-itz restaurants chain, according to her LinkedIn page. Her background includes leadership jobs in the hospitality industry and a bachelor’s degree from UNH.
“Members of the Durham community are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life at a home in Madbury involving members of one family. Our hearts go out to all those impacted by this terrible event, especially the families, friends, and neighbors within our broader Oyster River Cooperative School District community,” Todd Selig, Durham town administrator, said in a prepared statement.
Neighbor takes family’s dogs after tragedy
Bill Hall, a neighbor on Mohamiret Drive in Madbury, speaks to a New Hampshire State Police trooper Aug. 19, 2025. He says he’s caring for dogs that belonged to the four people found dead in their home a day earlier.
Bill Hall, a nearby neighbor on Moharimet Drive, was seen walking the neighborhood Aug. 19 with a dog he said belonged to the family. Hall said he “approached the state police” and said he could take the dogs in an interview with Foster’s Daily Democrat.
Hall said he spoke with the mother last week and she was “as nice as can be” and there was a young child selling lemonade outside.
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, officials said.
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This article originally appeared on Fosters Daily Democrat: Madbury couple, children identified after suspected murder-suicide
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