Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation in Kensington, New Hampshire

Concord, NH – Attorney General John M. Formella announces that members of the Attorney General’s Office are responding to a report of an officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday night in Kensington, New Hampshire with an adult male fatally shot outside a residence on Olivia Lane. 

The identity of that individual is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. An autopsy will be scheduled by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Police responded to the area following a disturbance that triggered a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents around 3:45pm Monday afternoon.

No law enforcement officers or members of the public were injured in the incident and there is no known threat to the public at this time.

Pursuant to protocol, the names of the officers involved in the incident are being withheld pending the conclusion of formal interviews.

The exact circumstances surrounding this incident remain under active investigation.