Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Christopher Tkal

Gender : Male

Age : 57

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/