Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald and New Hampshire State Police Colonel Christopher J. Wagner announce additional information concerning an officer-involved shooting that took place in Belmont, New Hampshire on
September 30, 2017.

Earlier today, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie V. Duval conducted an autopsy on Joseph Mazzitelli (age 46). Dr. Duval determined that Mr. Mazzitelli died as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and that the manner of his death was suicide. According to Dr. Duval, in addition to the self-inflicted gunshot wound, Mr. Mazzitelli also suffered two additional gunshot wounds. The exact number and sequence of gunshots fired by both Mr. Mazzitelli and the Belmont Police Officer involved in the incident remains under active investigation.

As previously disclosed, Mr. Mazzitelli was involved in an encounter with a Belmont Police Officer at the Irving Service Station located at 9 Plummer Hill Road in Belmont at approximately 2:50 p.m. on September 30, 2017. During that encounter, Mr. Mazzitelli brandished and fired a handgun at least once. The Belmont Police Officer also discharged his service weapon during the encounter.

Additional information will be released after the officer's formal interview, which is expected to take place this week.