Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Kevin Steinfeldt
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/07/2024
Location : The Federal House Inn at 27 NH-25
City : Plymouth
County : Grafton
State : New Hampshire
Agency : New Hampshire State Police Crisis Negotiation Team, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during armed disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The New Hampshire State Police Crisis Negotiation Team and SWAT Were called to a disturbance at a bed-and-breakfast. When police arrived, they reportedly heard someone firing a shot. Police located shot and killed the man.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-killed-officer-involved-shooting-235100619.html
Malcolm Burns
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/01/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Northwood
County : Rockingham
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Northwood Police Department
Officer(s) : Nicholas Kane
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Northwood Police were sent to a domestic disturbance call in a fight between Malcolm Burns and his father. Police arrived and allegedly engaged in an altercation with Burns and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wmur.com/article/northwood-new-hampshire-shooting-update-101/62471453
Trent Weston
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/28/2024
Location : I-95 at the Piscataqua River Bridge
City : Portsmouth
County : Rockingham
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Unknown
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during abduction
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police stopped a vehicle on the Piscataqua river bridge that had been wanted. A man had killed a woman and abducted a child. Police approached the vehicle. Details are unknown, but police shot and killed the man. They found an eight-year-old boy shot dead in the vehicle also.
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Andrew E. Smith
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/28/2024
Location : Bridge Street between Beech and Ash streets
City : Manchester
County : Hillsborough
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Manchester Police Department
Officer(s) : Sgt. Daniel Whelan
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during pedestrian stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Manchester officer on foot approached a man and asked to speak with him. Police did not state why they stopped the man. It is unknown what transpired but police claim the man took a pistol out of his pocket, was engaged in an altercation with the officer where a bullet from the pistol was fired and was shot and killed by police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wmur.com/article/manchester-new-hampshire-man-shot-police-62824/61455786
https://www.necn.com/news/local/police-investigation-causing-road-closures-in-manchester-nh/3270196/
Brian Keith Robinson
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/22/2024
Location : Cabot Road
City : Merrimack
County : Hillsborough
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Merrimack Police Department, New Hampshire State Police, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Merrimack PD, New Hampshire State Police and SWAT responded to a call that someone was being held against their will on Cabot Road in Merrimack. The man let the hostage go but stayed locked in the house and police escalated a militarized SWAT standoff that lasted until the man committed suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://patch.com/new-hampshire/merrimack/several-law-enforcement-agencies-swat-standoff-merrimack
https://www.gofundme.com/f/ymz74f-support-for-robinson-family-in-tragic-loss
Ryan Prudhomme
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/02/2024
Location : 143 Daniel Webster Hwy
City : Nashua
County : Hillsborough
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Nashua Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with a gun” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police responded to a “Man with a gun” call at Lowe’s, found Ryan Prudhomme with a gun and shot and killed him.
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Brian Roffer
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/30/2024
Location : Route 10
City : Marlow
County : Cheshire
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Marlow Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man was wanted after threatening someone’s life. Marlow PD combed the woods near his house for him and found him deceased from suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nhsp.dos.nh.gov/news-and-media/wanted-man-located-deceased
Kyle Freeman 1 of 2
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/23/2024
Location : Somerset Parkway
City : Nashua
County : Hillsborough
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Nashua Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and passenger both killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Nashua Police chased a vehicle after a reported assault until the car crashed, killing both driver and passenger.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/1-dead-another-injured-after-crash-in-nashua-nh/3346066/
Brandee LaBarge 2 of 2
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/23/2024
Location : Somerset Parkway
City : Nashua
County :
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Nashua Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and passenger both killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Nashua Police chased a vehicle after a reported assault until the car crashed, killing both driver and passenger.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/1-dead-another-injured-after-crash-in-nashua-nh/3346066/
Joseph Russell
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/10/2024
Location : Route 16 and Gooseberry Circle
City : Rochester
County : Strafford
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Rochester Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation of vehicle thefts
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
New Hampshire Police confronted Joseph Russell while investigating auto thefts. Russell was hunted down with a K9 and allegedly pulled a weapon and was shot and killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wmur.com/article/rochester-nh-police-involved-shooting-joseph-russell/60146257
Heath Thompson
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/21/2024
Location : Marie Avenue
City : Nashua
County : Hillsborough
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Marie Avenue
Officer(s) : Wade Hansen, Cameron Hult, Conner Reynolds and Dakota Van Tassel
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Nashua police were sent on a domestic violence call, found a man with a gun and shot and killed him, according to the Attorney General.
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Jake Chiaradonna
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/13/2024
Location : Pine Street and Plummer Street
City : Manchester
County : Hillsborough
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Manchester Police Department, SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during attempted arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Manchester Police saw Jake Chiardonna in a stolen vehicle and sent a K9 to attack him. He defended himself with a screwdriver, injuring the animal. Police shot and killed him.
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Nate Landrebe
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/20/2023
Location : W Bow St
City : Franklin
County : Merrimack
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Merrimack County SO, Franklin PD
Officer(s) : James Powers, Aramus Caraballo
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A 911 caller in Franklin told police she was unharmed but her neighbor was making noise and may be trying to smash through her door. Police arrived and allege that the man had tried to shoot at the door and they called SWAT. A shelter-in-place order was called. Thick black smoke emanated from the apartment. It is not known whether the man or possible SWAT munitions caused the smoke. Police fired shots and the man fired back. When the smoke cleared, he was found shot to death. It is unknown how many SWAT and other officers fired shots at him.
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John Madore 1 of 2
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/17/2023
Location : State Psychiatric Hospital
City : Concord
County : Concord
State : New Hampshire
Agency : New Hampshire State Police
Officer(s) : Nathan Sleight
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after shooting security guard
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bradley Haas, 63, the former police chief of Franklin, NH, a police officer for 28 years, was working after retirement as a security guard in the lobby of a New Hampshire state psychiatric facility when an armed man entered and shot and killed him. The shooter was shot and killed by New Hampshire State Police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wilx.com/2023/11/17/police-shooting-with-multiple-victims-new-hampshire-hospital/
John Toussaint
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/29/2023
Location : 424 Ocean Rd
City : Portsmouth
County : Rockingham
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Rockingham County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash over missing registration sticker
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Rockingham County deputies saw a vehicle with front end damage that was also missing an inspection sticker and they escalated a chase. The driver fled and deputies chased the vehicle into Hampton where the Greenland PD joined the hunt. Police chased the vehicle until it lost control and crashed in the woods near 424 Ocean Road, killing John Toussaint. This fatal chase was undertaken for the stated reasons of only a missing registration sticker and a driver who did not stop for police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/2023/09/29/driver-dies-portsmouth-ocean-road-crash-pursuit/71004254007/
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/2023/10/02/ocean-road-crash-portsmouth-nh-police-identify-driver-who-died/71031360007/
Alex Richard Makalii Naone
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Native Pacific Islander
Date : 05/24/2023
Location : 1143 Mammoth Road
City : Manchester
County : Hillsborough
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Manchester PD
Officer(s) : Jeffrey Belleza, Patrick Ruddell, Robert Bifsha, Stephen Choate
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during "man with gun" call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Manchester PD received a 911 call about a person with a gun at 1143 Mammoth Road just before 3:30 a.m. Police arrived and met the individual outside of a home at an apartment complex and opened fire. Four officers fired their guns at the person and one additional officer discharged a less-lethal munition. Alex Richard Makalii Naone was killed.No officers were charged.
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Brandon Janak
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/23/2023
Location : Laconia+Church Rd
City : Franklin
County : Belknap
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Franklin PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Brandon Janak was pursued by police on May 23, 2023 and crashed at Laconia and Church Roads and died. Police state that he had unspecified warrants.
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Merrill Mischa Pataski-Fay
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/01/2023
Location : 5 Varney Point Road
City : Gilford
County : Belknap
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Guilford PD
Officer(s) : Sergeant Douglas Wall (shooter), Nathan Ayotte (taser)
Cause of Death : Gunshot, taser
Event : Guilford PD was called about a minor with mental health issues and a knife. They arrived and officerNathan Ayotte deployed a taser while Sgt. Douglas Wall fired one shot, killing Merrill Mischa Pataski-Fay.No officers were charged.
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Guilford PD was called about a minor with mental health issues and a knife. They arrived and officerNathan Ayotte deployed a taser while Sgt. Douglas Wall fired one shot, killing Merrill Mischa Pataski-Fay.No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://patch.com/new-hampshire/concord-nh/man-armed-knife-shot-killed-gilford-police-inside-house
https://www.currentobituary.com/obit/272063
https://www.wmur.com/article/gilford-shooting-mischa-fay-officers-identified-1723/42424069#
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/01/09/new-hampshire-police-shooting-mischa-fay/
Adnan Husejnović
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/19/2022
Location : 270 Mammoth Road
City : Manchester
County : Hillsborough
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Manchester Police department, New Hampshire State Police
Officer(s) : Eric Joyal, Jake Sawtelle, Brendan Megan, Eric Cooper, Tyler Duhamel, Brendan Tallon
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police allege that Husejnović refused to leave his vehicle. Six officers opened fire and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://whdh.com/news/officials-6-officers-open-fire-kill-armed-man-in-new-hampshire/
https://www.doj.nh.gov/news/2022/20220714-manchester-officer-involved.htm
Christopher Coppola
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/09/2022
Location : 1 Driftwood Rd
City : Derry
County : Rockingham
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Derry PD
Officer(s) : Michael Muncey, Victoria Kidd, Timothy Underhill
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with gun” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police received a call that Christopher Coppola was seen driving around the neighborhood with a shotgun, had pointed it at a neighbor who shot and injured him. Police located Coppola and claim he fired a shot at them. Three officers shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wmur.com/article/fatal-shooting-derry-justified-investigation/42101899
Christopher Tkal
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/20/2022
Location : County Rd
City : Walpole
County : Cheshire
State : New Hampshire
Agency : New Hampshire State Police
Officer(s) : Noah Sanctuary
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Open Records Summary :
New Hampshire State Police were sent to a domestic violence call an shot and killed Christopher Tkal, alleging he had a rifle. A rifle was allegedly found under him. No BWC exists. The SWAT shooter officer, Noah Sanctuary, had been involved in a fatal SWAT killing of Jeffrey Ely, 41, in Claremont on March 31, 2021, less than a year before killing Tkal.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wmur.com/article/officer-involved-shooting-in-walpole-nh-leaves-one-dead/39152053#
John Paul Romero
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/26/2022
Location : 4600 block of Platinum Dr
City : Rio Rancho
County : Sandoval
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Rio Rancho PD
Officer(s) : Anthony Benavidez, Justin Gurule, Cpl. Anthony Tortorici
Cause of Death : Gunshot, taser
Event : Domestic violence
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
According to the family, Romero came home angry, attacked the family dogs and family members, prompting a 911 call. When Rio Rancho PD arrived, the situation was escalated and police shot him dead, alleging he had held a machete.
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