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Nickenley Turenne
Age : 24
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/06/2026
Location : South Mammoth Road near Green Acres Elementary School
City : Manchester
County : Hillsborough
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Manchester Police Department
Officer(s) :Brandon Baliko; Andre Chan; Devin Lambert
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after vehicle pursuit and foot pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY : On 12/06/2025, Manchester police responded before dawn to a report of a vehicle near Green Acres Elementary School and found Nickenley Turenne asleep in a car with a passenger. Police woke him, and he drove away at high speed. Police escalated a vehicle pursuit that ended in a crash, then chased him on foot into a residential area near South Mammoth Road. During the foot pursuit and subsequent confrontation, three Manchester officers opened fire and struck Turenne, killing him. Authorities have not publicly confirmed that he had a weapon at the time of the shooting, and officials acknowledged body-worn cameras recorded the incident.
Controversy centers on transparency, evidence release, and the official narrative of the encounter. Turenne’s family, community advocates, and civil rights groups have publicly challenged the limited information released by police and investigators, arguing that key details about the confrontation remain unclear and that the delay in releasing body camera footage prevents independent assessment of police actions. Advocacy organizations meeting with city leadership demanded full disclosure of footage, dispatch records, and investigative findings, stating that delayed or partial disclosure deepens distrust and reinforces concerns about institutional self-protection.
Community leaders and those aligned with the family have emphasized that Turenne was a young Black man who had experienced instability and homelessness and was reportedly sleeping in his vehicle when police initiated contact, framing the incident as part of a broader pattern of police force during encounters with vulnerable individuals. They explicitly rejected narratives that implicitly criminalize sleeping in a car or reacting fearfully to police presence, arguing that such behavior should not escalate to lethal force.
Another major dispute involves the secrecy surrounding officer identities and investigative pace. Officials withheld officer names pending interviews, placed the officers on administrative leave, and confirmed the state attorney general is leading the investigation, but critics argue the slow release of information and limited early disclosures have fueled suspicion and protests from family supporters seeking accountability and a clearer reconstruction of the exact moment police opened fire.
Additional public criticism has focused on officer experience levels and the escalation sequence. Reporting indicates the three officers who opened fire were relatively new to the department, which has intensified scrutiny from community members questioning decision-making during the pursuit and foot chase.
Overall, the core argument from the family and aligned advocates is about the opacity of the official narrative. They are demanding video evidence, a precise timeline of the pursuit and foot confrontation, and independent accountability, asserting that condolences without full disclosure fail to address the unanswered questions surrounding why police escalated from a suspicious vehicle call to a pursuit and lethal force encounter that ended in Turenne’s death.
On 12/06/2025, Manchester police responded before dawn to a report of a vehicle near Green Acres Elementary School and found Nickenley Turenne asleep in a car with a passenger. Police woke him, and he drove away at high speed. Police escalated a vehicle pursuit that ended in a crash, then chased him on foot into a residential area near South Mammoth Road. During the foot pursuit and subsequent confrontation, three Manchester officers opened fire and struck Turenne, killing him. Authorities have not publicly confirmed that he had a weapon at the time of the shooting, and officials acknowledged body-worn cameras recorded the incident.
Controversy centers on transparency, evidence release, and the official narrative of the encounter. Turenne’s family, community advocates, and civil rights groups have publicly challenged the limited information released by police and investigators, arguing that key details about the confrontation remain unclear and that the delay in releasing body camera footage prevents independent assessment of police actions. Advocacy organizations meeting with city leadership demanded full disclosure of footage, dispatch records, and investigative findings, stating that delayed or partial disclosure deepens distrust and reinforces concerns about institutional self-protection.
Community leaders and those aligned with the family have emphasized that Turenne was a young Black man who had experienced instability and homelessness and was reportedly sleeping in his vehicle when police initiated contact, framing the incident as part of a broader pattern of police force during encounters with vulnerable individuals. They explicitly rejected narratives that implicitly criminalize sleeping in a car or reacting fearfully to police presence, arguing that such behavior should not escalate to lethal force.
Another major dispute involves the secrecy surrounding officer identities and investigative pace. Officials withheld officer names pending interviews, placed the officers on administrative leave, and confirmed the state attorney general is leading the investigation, but critics argue the slow release of information and limited early disclosures have fueled suspicion and protests from family supporters seeking accountability and a clearer reconstruction of the exact moment police opened fire.
Additional public criticism has focused on officer experience levels and the escalation sequence. Reporting indicates the three officers who opened fire were relatively new to the department, which has intensified scrutiny from community members questioning decision-making during the pursuit and foot chase.
Overall, the core argument from the family and aligned advocates is about the opacity of the official narrative. They are demanding video evidence, a precise timeline of the pursuit and foot confrontation, and independent accountability, asserting that condolences without full disclosure fail to address the unanswered questions surrounding why police escalated from a suspicious vehicle call to a pursuit and lethal force encounter that ended in Turenne’s death.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/02/19/the-killing-of-nickenley-turenne-by-manchester-police-demands-far-more-than-condolences/
https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-12-24/manchester-police-officer-shooting-death-nickenley-turenne-nh-law-enforcement
https://www.nepm.org/2025-12-09/few-details-released-about-police-shooting-of-man-in-manchester
https://indepthnh.org/2025/12/22/op-ed-our-community-mourns-the-killing-of-nickenley-turenne/
https://manchester.inklink.news/letters-the-public-has-a-right-to-know-circumstances-around-police-involved-shooting/