Pregnant Woman and Her Toddler Fatally Shot in What Authorities Believe to be a Murder-Suicide

A woman and a toddler were found dead at their home in Wallace, Idaho, in what authorities believe was a murder-suicide, according to the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office.

Shoshone County Sheriff Holly Lindsey said in a Facebook post that deputies responded Wednesday to a call from a home on 152 King Street at around 8:27 a.m. When deputies arrived on the scene, they found 33-year-old Elizabeth Lawley and her 2-year-old toddler deceased with gunshot wounds.

After conducting a preliminary investigation, Lindsey said authorities suspect Lawley killed her son and then killed herself.

“Speaking honestly, in my 19 years of service for Shoshone County, I’ve never seen the SCSO so somber, so devastated; we shared a lot of hugs, and we shared a lot of tears,” Lindsey said.