Keene murder-suicide – New Hampshire authorities are investigating an apparent murder-suicide after a husband and wife in their 70s were found dead inside their home in Keene. Investigators say autopsies found Donna Fairbanks died from gunshot wounds ruled a homicide, while her husb
A welfare check led police in Keene, New Hampshire, to a scene that officials now believe unfolded inside one home over a weekend—when a husband and wife in their 70s were found dead and authorities concluded the deaths were connected.
Keene Police Department officers responded Tuesday at 11:10 a.m. to a residence on Hurricane Road after conducting the welfare check, according to a statement from New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella’s office. Inside the home, officers discovered the bodies of two adult residents.
The victims were identified Wednesday as Donna Fairbanks, 70, and her husband, Chandler Fairbanks, 72. Autopsies were conducted Wednesday at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Concord, New Hampshire.
Prosecutors said Donna Fairbanks died from gunshot wounds to the head and chest, and her death was ruled a homicide. They said Chandler Fairbanks died from a gunshot wound to the head, and his death was ruled a suicide.
In the information available at this time, prosecutors said Chandler Fairbanks shot and killed his wife Donna Fairbanks inside their home on June 16, and then shot and killed himself.
Authorities said there is no threat to the public. No additional information is expected to be released at this time, according to Formella’s office.
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