Autopsy Results in the December 23, 2020 Officer-Involved Shooting Incident in Dalton, New Hampshire

Concord, NH – Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald announces additional information regarding the officer-involved shooting incident that took place on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, in Dalton, New Hampshire. During that incident, a New Hampshire State Police Trooper was wounded by gunfire and an adult male, Mark R. Clermont (age 45) of Whitefield, New Hampshire, was killed.

Earlier today, Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Mitchell Weinberg conducted an autopsy on Mr. Clermont, and determined that his cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head. The manner of his death is homicide. As used by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, homicide is defined as the killing of one person by another.

The exact circumstances surrounding this incident remain actively under investigation.

The Trooper remains hospitalized where he is being treated for gunshot wounds and is in critical, but stable condition. No further information will be released until after the involved Trooper's formal interview is completed.