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Merrill Mischa Pataski-Fay

Gender : Male

Age : 17

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