article_snippet: A 34-year-old mother of two shot and killed his wife young daughters at A 34-year-old mother of two shot and killed her young daughters at their upscale New Hampshire home before turning the gun on herself in what has been ruled as a murder-suicide upscale New Hampshire home before turning the gun on his wife in what has been ruled as a murder-suicide.
article_snippet: Autopsies confirmed that all three died of gunshot wounds to the head.
article_snippet: The girls' deaths were ruled homicides.
article_snippet: The manner of the mother's death remained undetermined, but authorities said The manner of the mother's death appeared the mother shot The girls' and then committed suicide.
article_snippet: While school officials notified parents about the deaths on Sunday, school officials did not identify the victims, leaving Deidre Helmke's and other parents unsure what to tell school officials children.
article_snippet: Very few details about the case have been released, and causes of death and names of victims are being withheld pending the notification of family .