Concord, NH – Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald, New Hampshire State Police Colonel Christopher J. Wagner, and Alton Police Chief Ryan L. Heath announce that the autopsy has been completed on James Eckert.

Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Jennie V. Duval, has determined that the manner of Mr. Eckert's death was homicide. The cause of Mr. Eckert's death was a single gunshot wound to the head.

The investigation into the deaths of Lizette and James Eckert remains ongoing.