SALEM, N.H. (AP) — Authorities in New Hampshire say a Salem man killed his wife and mother before killing himself.

The New Hampshire attorney general’s office on Wednesday said 50-year-old Jeffrey Kaznecki shot his 51-year-old wife, Barbara, and his 85-year-old mother, Shirley Leary, on Tuesday before turning the gun on himself. All three died of gunshot wounds to the head.

Police were called to the home shortly after noon after a passer-by noticed a man in the driveway.

Nearby residents say they’re shocked and saddened by what happened in their quiet neighborhood on the Massachusetts border.

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