Autopsy results show Hinsdale man fatally shot son, 12, then turned gun on himself

CONCORD - The deaths of a Hinsdale man and his son was determined to be a murder-suicide by a New Hampshire coroner.

The tragedy unfolded on Wednesday a little before 1 p.m. as Hinsdale police officers responded to a call from 767 Plain Road for a reported shooting. Upon arrival, they discovered two people deceased in the home: David Lent, 47, and his son, 12-year-old Tyler Gilbert.

The responding officers observed that Lent and his son had suffered apparent gunshot wounds. A pistol was located next to Lent, and a witness reported that Lent shot Tyler before shooting himself.

At the time of the incident, Lent was a resident at the 767 Plain Road home, while Gilbert was a resident of Vermont and visiting his father and his grandparents in Hinsdale.

Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Mitchell Weinberg conducted an autopsy on Lent and Tyler Gilbert Thursday, determining that Lent's cause of death was a single gunshot wound and his manner of death was suicide, while Gilbert's cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds and his manner of death was homicide.

Although the investigation into the circumstances surrounding this incident remains active and ongoing, based on the physical evidence and witness interviews it has been determined that Lent shot and killed his son, Gilbert, and then shot and killed himself, the Attorney General's Office said in a statement.