CONCORD, N.H.- The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office has confirmed that a Keene man shot and killed his wife in a murder-suicide.

Authorities say autopsies showed that Chandler Fairbanks, 72 and his wife Donna Fairbanks,70 died from gunshot wounds.

Donna Fairbanks’ death has been ruled a homicide, while her husband Chandler was ruled a suicide.

The couple’s bodies were found Tuesday when Keene Police discovered them while conducting a welfare check.