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Whitefield Mother Dies After Being Shot by Son; Shooter Ruled Suicide

State investigators say the probe is continuing to determine motive and circumstances.

Overview

  • A crash report led officers to the Hilltop Manor trailer park and to a home where three people were found with apparent gunshot wounds on Aug. 11.
  • Authorities say 29-year-old Eric Blake Jr. shot family members and then died by suicide, and an autopsy found a single gunshot wound to his head.
  • Amy Blake, 59, died days later of a gunshot wound that officials have ruled a homicide.
  • Two other relatives were injured: Michael Marro remains in critical condition with a catastrophic head wound, and 53-year-old Eric Blake Sr. drove himself to a hospital and is expected to survive.
  • The New Hampshire attorney general’s office and state police say the investigation is ongoing, that mental illness likely contributed, and that investigators currently do not see a broader public-safety threat.