On the evening of May 17, 2023 in Wallace, Idaho, two-year-old Myles Lawley was found dead from a gunshot wound in a King Street residence. His mother, 33-year-old Elizabeth Lawley, was also found dead from a gunshot wound in the same home. The maternal grandfather discovered the bodies after returning home earlier in the evening and checking on them when they did not respond, then notified law enforcement.

Shoshone County deputies and the Idaho State Police investigated the scene and, based on evidence at the home, concluded the deaths were a murder-suicide in which Elizabeth shot her son and then herself. No arrests were made, and investigators did not release a motive. The community and responding officials were described as deeply shocked and devastated by the deaths.

If anyone has information about Myles, Elizabeth, their last movements, or the circumstances leading up to May 17, please share what you know.