NH AG: Autopsy Shows Exeter Woman was Murdered

New Hampshire Attorney General Joseph A. Foster, State Police Colonel Robert L. Quinn, and Exeter Police Chief Richard Kane announce that that additional information is available regarding the murder/suicide in Exeter on July 7, 2015, according to a press statement.

Dr. Thomas A. Andrew, the State’s Chief Medical Examiner, has determined that Jennifer Noll’s cause of death was one gunshot to her head, and the manner of death is homicide. Dr. Andrew also determined that Richard Sanderson’s cause of death was a single gunshot wound through his mouth, and the manner of death is suicide.

Based on the investigation to date, it is believed that Richard Sanderson shot and killed Jennifer Noll, after which he committed suicide. The investigation is still ongoing.

According to published reports, Noll was a veterinarian at the Rockingham Emergency Veterinary Hospital in Windham.

On Facebook, the hospital issued a statement calling the shooting “a devastating tragedy” and adding that Noll an amazing person who would be missed by everyone who knew her.

”Jennifer Noll was undeniably one of the kindest, sweetest people we have ever known,” the statement said. “Her unwavering love for her patients and her coworkers shined through like her love for the sun, the warmth and the beach. She went above and beyond and often paid for patients’ treatments when their owners had financial concerns.”