Authorities have shared new information on the mother and son found dead in Dover, New Hampshire, on Tuesday.

The incident has been confirmed as a murder-suicide. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office and Dover police said that Thomas Wallace, 57, killed his 78-year-old mother, Eileen Shevelin, by asphyxiating her, then died by suicide.

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The murder-suicide took place either on Monday or Tuesday at the home on Dover Point Road, where police had been called for a follow-up welfare check on the occupants, authorities said.

They’ve said that there was no known threat to the general public following the deaths of Shevelin and Wallace, but haven’t shared any details on what investigators believe led up to the killings. No other information is expected to be released.

HUDSON, N.H. (WHDH) – R.J. Zangri, and Landon Morris jumped in to help a car wash when they noticed equipment was broken.

The E&M’s Family Car Wash in Hudson shared surveillance photos on social media showing the two teens fixing a foam brush that got ripped off the line.

The two young men and the car wash owner said they hope this inspires other small acts of kindness.

“We were just there and it was broken so it was just the right thing to do at the time was just fix it,” Zangri said.

“I hope people look at this story and feel inspired to do something like that,” Morris said. “What took us thirty seconds is now blowing up.”

Lucas Croteau, owner of the car wash, thanked the young men in person this week and gave them a tour of the business.

“Doing an act of kindness isn’t just a small act, it can have a large ripple effect,” Croteau said.

Morris said he hopes to one day work in the car wash business.

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