Half-Brother Faces Second-Degree Murder Charges 4 Weeks After Concord Shooting: Follow-Up

CONCORD, NH — A man from Loudon, accused of shooting and killing his half-brother in January, has been officially charged with murder.

Jesse James Sullivan, 31, incarcerated at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men, was arrested on Monday on two counts of second-degree murder, accused of shooting and killing Zackary Sullivan, 19, of Concord on Jan. 16 on Garvins Falls Road. One count was for knowingly causing his half-brother’s death, with the second count was for recklessly causing his half-brother’s death.

Jesse James Sullivan was also charged with falsifying physical evidence, accused of ditching the gun after reportedly shooting Zackary Sullivan in the neck.

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Limited information was released with the arrest announcement by the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office Monday night. Investigators did not explain why it took nearly four weeks to charge Jesse James Sullivan with murder formally.

The shooting reportedly occurred near a home not far from the Soucook River and the town line with Pembroke around 7:15 p.m. on Jan. 16. One of the other witnesses in the case was another family member.

Concord police spent several hours searching the immediate area after Jesse James Sullivan was accused of fleeing the area. Around 2 a.m. on Jan. 17, he was taken into custody by the Central New Hampshire Special Operations Unit, the city’s “SWAT” team, after tracking him down to a home near the shooting and where an assault incident occurred months before.

Police were also sent to a home on Airport Road where a bullet was fired through a wall of a house not long before the shooting on Garvins Falls Road.

Jesse James Sullivan is a felon due to escape charge conviction when he was in his teens. His criminal record dates back more than 15 years and includes convictions for weapon charges, assault by a prisoner, gun application, first-degree assault, and several other charges. He also was reportedly a member of the Brothers of White Warriors (BOWW), a white supremacist gang in the Granite State. Jesse James Sullivan will be arraigned at 1 p.m. on Tuesday in Concord District Court.

A GoFundMe effort for his family raised more than $10,000 in donations. Family members and supporters recently held a candlelight vigil in his honor. A life celebration service will be held in March.

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