Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald, New Hampshire State Police Colonel Christopher Wagner, and Claremont Police Chief Mark Chase announce further information concerning a homicide investigation in Claremont, New Hampshire.

At approximately 12:14 a.m. on May 13, 2018, the Claremont Police Department received a 911 call to respond to the Imperial Buffet Restaurant at 154 Washington Street in Claremont. Officers responded to the restaurant parking lot, where they discovered Jesse Jarvis, age 36, suffering from gunshot wounds. Mr. Jarvis died at that scene.

An autopsy was performed today on Jesse Jarvis by Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie V. Duval. Dr. Duval determined that Mr. Jarvis’ cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death was homicide.

There were a considerable number of private citizens both inside and outside the restaurant at the time the incident occurred. Anyone who was present at the Imperial Buffet Saturday evening or who has knowledge of this event is asked to contact Sgt. William Bright of the New Hampshire State Police Major Crime Unit at (603) 223-4381.