News Release

For Immediate Release
August 30, 2016

Contact:
Jeffery A. Strelzin, Senior Assistant Attorney General
Chief, Homicide Unit
At the Attorney General's Office: (603) 271-3671
E-mail: jeffery.strelzin@doj.nh.gov

Heather A. Cherniske, Attorney

Identification of Homicide Victim in Manchester, New Hampshire

New Hampshire Attorney General Joseph A. Foster and Manchester Police Department Chief Enoch F. Willard announce that the deceased man discovered Sunday in Manchester has been identified as Richard Carlson (age 61), of Manchester, New Hampshire.

The State's Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Thomas A. Andrew, conducted an autopsy on Mr. Carlson and has determined that the manner of Mr. Carlson's death is homicide.

The investigation into Mr. Carlson's death is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding Mr. Carlson's death is asked to contact the Manchester Police Department at (603) 668-8711, and ask for "detectives."