Berlin Man Charged With Murder After Shooting, NH Amber Alert Search

CONCORD, NH — The subject of an early morning Amber Alert on Friday connected to two North Country children who were missing and thought to be in danger has been arrested on a murder charge.

Dustin Mark Duren, 37, of an unknown address, was arrested on March 1 on a felony second-degree murder charge for killing Caitlyn Naffziger, the mother of his two children who were featured in the alert. She died due to a single gunshot wound to the head and, according to an autopsy, the manner of her death was homicide.

Michael Garrity, the director of communications for the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, said local and state police were sent to an apartment on Main Street in Berlin around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday. When they entered, they found Naffziger’s dead body.

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The Amber Alert was issued Friday morning for Duren and his two children, aged 4 and 1, who were believed to be with him in a white Subaru Impreza.

“Around 11 a.m., citizens saw Mr. Duren’s vehicle outside a restaurant on Key Road in Keene, New Hampshire, and called police,” Garrity said. “All three individuals were found safely.”

After the autopsy, Duren was arrested on the murder charge, accused of shooting her.

Garrity said the attorney general’s office, New Hampshire State Police, and Berling police thanked Keene police for their assistance with the case.

“We also thank the citizens who responded to the Amber Alert and were alert throughout the state to safely find and locate both children,” he said.

Garrity said he was scheduled to be arraigned in Berlin District Court on Monday.

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