A “suspicious death” under investigation in Newport has been deemed a homicide.
New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald said an autopsy Wednesday by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that Margaret “Peggy” Clarke, 75, died from a gunshot wound to the chest, and her death is now considered a homicide.
Police searched the Clarke home on Maple Street in Newport on Tuesday afternoon, and said an autopsy would be conducted this morning.
Neighbors said Peggy Clarke and her husband have lived in the home for decades.
Police have not announced any charges in the case, to date, but said “they believe they have identified all the parties involved in the incident, and there is no evidence to suggest that there is a threat to the general public.”
Police were called to the house Tuesday afternoon when a 911 caller said a female had been shot at 553 Maple St., in Newport. Police responded and found Clarke dead in the home, the attorney general said in a news release.
(Jordan Cuddemi can be reached at jcuddemi@vnews.com or 727-3248.)