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.necn.com/news/local/police-shoot-and-kill-man-following-standoff-at-nh-bed-and-breakfast/3382839/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/29/piscataqua-river-bridge-man-killed-child-found-dead/74993448007/

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.unionleader.com/news/crime/officer-in-deadly-bridge-street-shooting-identified/article_5a312e18-448f-11ef-b41c-832f491813df.html

https://www.necn.com/news/local/police-investigation-causing-road-closures-in-manchester-nh/3270196/

https://www.necn.com/news/local/authorities-id-man-shot-and-killed-by-police-in-manchester-nh/3271032/

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://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/hostage-situation-standoff-ends-with-one-dead-in-merrimack/article_2655b7b8-318d-11ef-946f-c7a5a936e245.html

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/authorities-identify-man-killed-police-involved-shooting-outside-lowes-new-hampshire/ECHFX7OUX5BEXLMKPPFNP3SLJQ/

https://www.masslive.com/news/2024/06/man-shot-and-killed-by-police-in-nashua-had-gun-at-hardware-store-nh-ag-says.html

https://wgme.com/news/local/man-shot-killed-by-police-outside-lowes-store-in-new-hampshire-nashua-ryan-prudhomme-gun-violence-officer-involved-shooting

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.unionleader.com/news/safety/man-wanted-for-criminal-threatening-found-dead-in-marlow/article_26023d5e-1eb4-11ef-a1c2-ab71e50c2998.html

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

https://www.fosters.com/story/news/local/2024/03/12/joseph-russell-autopsy-suspect-shot-multiple-times-rochester/72930343007/

https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/rochester-man-shot-killed-after-police-pursuit-k-9-takedown-nh-ag-says/article_d29f3944-de69-11ee-967b-a7b1cb042189.html

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://wgme.com/news/local/domestic-disturbance-leads-to-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-nashua-nh-new-hampshire-attorney-generals-office-marie-avenue

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://whdh.com/news/man-who-allegedly-stabbed-police-dog-during-standoff-dies-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-manchester-nh/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/man-shot-killed-by-police-during-confrontation-in-new-hampshire-ag-says/3196410/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://patch.com/new-hampshire/bedford-nh/armed-hooksett-man-shot-killed-confrontation-manchester-cops

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news/local/person-in-franklin-motorcycle-crash-drug-possession-dies-at-hospital/article_be6fe25e-15e0-11ee-ba2d-4f9bb595e3e8.html

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.boston25news.com/news/local/17-year-old-reportedly-armed-with-knife-shot-killed-by-nh-police-inside-home/U7KRBW52KFABFEY2MZ2WYQDNOI/

https://www.currentobituary.com/obit/272063

https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2023-01-04/police-shot-gilford-teen-allegedly-armed-with-a-knife-within-two-minutes-of-arriving-call-logs-show

https://www.wmur.com/article/gilford-shooting-mischa-fay-officers-identified-1723/42424069#

https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news/local/gilford-shooting-victim-identified-as-teenager/article_a776f60c-8bb4-11ed-a850-cf4027c94147.html

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/01/09/new-hampshire-police-shooting-mischa-fay/

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-hampshire/articles/2023-01-07/attorney-general-names-officers-involved-in-shooting-death

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://manchesterinklink.com/officer-involved-shooting-derry-man-dead-after-police-call-for-a-man-with-a-shotgun/

https://www.eagletribune.com/news/new_hampshire/update-man-killed-in-police-involved-shooting-identified/article_6a36d23a-b842-11ec-8068-ab7303668859.html

https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/autopsy-confirms-single-gunshot-wound-to-the-chest-killed-derry-man/article_61577e66-d8f9-540d-8865-2ae2f0c5b7d3.html

https://www.wmur.com/article/derry-nh-officer-involved-shooting-victims-death-ruled-a-homicide/39683969#

https://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-attorney-generals-office-identifies-officers-derry-shooting-42822/39855693

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#

https://www.concordmonitor.com/AG-Man-dies-of-multiple-gunshot-wounds-in-police-encounter-in-Walpole-45202531

https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/state-officials-announce-name-of-trooper-who-fatally-shot-walpole-man-last-month/article_f03220eb-6a8e-5c6d-b4fa-03d734034a4b.html

https://indepthnh.org/2022/03/16/trooper-involved-in-fatal-walpole-shooting-also-involved-in-shooting-last-year/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://rrobserver.com/rrpd-officers-fatal-shooting/

https://rrobserver.com/man-charged-with-machete/