Press Release
For Immediate Release
Date:
June 16, 2017
Contact
Jeffrey A. Strelzin,
Senior Assistant Attorney General Chief, Homicide Unit
(603) 271-3671 | jeffrey.strelzin@doj.nh.gov
Jason A. Casey, Assistant Attorney General
(603) 271-3671 | jeffrey.strelzin@doj.nh.gov
Jason A. Casey, Assistant Attorney General
Additional information regarding June 15, 2017, officer involved shooting incident in Newton, New Hampshire
Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald and New Hampshire State Police Colonel Christopher J. Wagner announce that additional information is available regarding a fatal officer-involved shooting incident involving Massachusetts State Troopers that occurred on June 15, 2017, in Newton, New Hampshire.
The deceased suspect has been identified as Michael Brown (age 40), of Presque Isle, Maine. An autopsy is expected today, which will determine Brown's exact cause and manner of death.
The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact New Hampshire State Police Headquarters at (603) 223-4381.