MANCHESTER, N.H. —

A friend of a Madbury man who was killed this month in a murder-suicide is remembering him as an amazing father who was always there for his loved ones.

The Attorney General's Office said Ryan Long and two of his three children were shot to death by his wife, Emily Long, before she killed herself.

Tara Laventure, a friend of Ryan Long's, said she was blindsided by his death and one of the hardest parts of what happened is not getting the chance to say goodbye.

Laventure said she and Ryan Long had been friends for 35 years after they met in middle school.

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She said some of her favorite memories with him have to do with his love of music. She said Ryan Long loved playing his guitar an

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