Concord, NH – Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald announces additional information regarding an officer-involved shooting incident that took place in Dalton, New Hampshire on Wednesday, December 23, 2020.

At approximately 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, a New Hampshire State Police Trooper stopped a vehicle on Bridge Hill Road in Dalton. Shortly after the motor vehicle stop, there was an exchange of gunfire between the Trooper and the sole male occupant of the stopped vehicle.

Responding officers found the male driver deceased at the scene with an apparent gunshot wound. That deceased male was armed with a rifle and a handgun. The Trooper was found alive, with apparent gunshot wounds. He was transported to a hospital for treatment of his wounds, where he remains in stable condition.

An autopsy is scheduled for later today to determine the deceased male's cause and manner of death, and to confirm his identity.

No other law enforcement officers or private citizens were physically injured during the incident. There is no threat to the public. Pursuant to protocol, the name of the Trooper involved in the incident is being withheld pending the conclusion of a formal interview.

The involved Trooper did not have a police body camera or cruiser camera.

It is expected that additional information will be released after the autopsy today.