Crime & Safety

Body Found Near Penacook Church

Update: Concord Fire and Rescue teams were outside of the United Church of Penacook this morning after a body was found near the church.

CONCORD, NH — Concord Fire and Rescue teams as well as police were in Penacook again this morning this time for a report of a body found at the United Church of Penacook on Merrimack Street, according to scanner chatter and witnesses. EMTs were called to the scene – a “code grey” call – at just after 10:15 a.m. on Sept. 18, 2017. It is unknown at post time the cause of the person’s death.

Someone from the state’s medical examiner’s office headed to the scene to investigate, according to police on the scanner. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Concord NH Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)


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Concord Police reported on Sept. 19, that the case was still under investigation as a possible overdose.

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