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AG: Murder/Suicide Suspected in Deaths of Mother and Son in Dover

By News Release | 6 hours ago

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Concord, NH – Attorney General John M. Formella and Dover Police Chief David A. Terlemezian announce an ongoing suspicious death investigation inside a home in Dover, New Hampshire.

At approximately 9:00 A.M. on May 26, 2026, officers of the Dover Police Department responded to a home on Dover Point Road in Dover to conduct a follow-up welfare check on the occupants. Upon making entry inside the home, officers found the bodies of the two adult residents, Eileen Shevelin, age 78, and her adult son, Thomas Wallace, age 57.

Eileen Shevelin was found deceased in her bed, and Thomas Wallace appeared to have suffered a gunshot wound to the head. Both residents were pronounced dead at the scene. At this time detectives are investigating this event as a potential murder/suicide.

Autopsies are scheduled to take place tomorrow on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Concord, New Hampshire.

While the investigation is still ongoing, there is no known threat to the general public at this time.

No further information is expected this evening. An additional release is expected once both autopsies have been conducted.

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