• Dalton Officer-involved Shooting Report and Multimedia

Concord, NH – Deputy Attorney General Jane E. Young announces that a press briefing will be held on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at the NH Fire Academy Administration Building, 98 Smokey Bear Blvd., Concord, NH.

The findings will be released regarding the officer-involved shooting that took place on December 23, 2020, in Dalton, New Hampshire, in which New Hampshire State Police Trooper Matthew Merrill was injured and shot and killed Mark R. Clermont (age 45).

A copy of the final report and the audio recording presented at the briefing will be available on the website, https://www.doj.nh.gov/news/2021, at the start of the briefing.

Members of the public are able to attend the briefing remotely:

• Call-in: 1-800-201-6394
• Conference Code: 194655

Members of the media may attend remotely using the above call-in information, or may attend in person, however, capacity is limited due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Due to the limited capacity, members of the media who wish to attend in person or who wish to ask questions remotely must notify Kate Giaquinto by email: kate.m.giaquinto@doj.nh.gov by 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.

Please provide the name of the person who will be in attendance in person or remotely, the organization, and if attending remotely and seeking to ask a question, the phone number expected to be calling from.