Homeless Man Found Dead On State Property In Concord Identified: Follow-Up

CONCORD, NH — Police have announced the identity of a man found dead inside a tent on state property off Fort Eddy Road and near Interstate 393 on Jan. 16.

Scott Fife, 57, was discovered inside the tent by a man who was searching for a homeless relative at the site around 7:15 p.m. After police and firefighters were sent to the site, an EMT confirmed he had died. The man searching for the relative found him later at another camp, Acting Chief Barrett Moulton of the Concord Police Department said.

Police began investigating the incident and later learned the death was on state land and should have been investigated by the New Hampshire State Police.

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The cause of death is unknown at publication time, although investigators do not believe foul play was involved in the death, Moulton said.

Fife was a long-time fixture of the city’s homeless community, attending meals at the Friendly Kitchen and helping others in wheelchairs navigate the icy and snow-covered sidewalks from North Main Street to South Commercial Street, from the homeless resource center, the Concord Monitor revealed after Gene Parker, a wheelchair bound patron of the food kitchen was struck by a vehicle while on the highway a decade ago. Parker later died due to his injuries.

According to court records, Fife was convicted of arson and criminal mischief in 2001 after he burglarized and set fire to the United Church of Penacook, where his family attended services. A pastor of the church at the time surmised Fife may have been distraught about a death in the family, according to a report in the Monitor.

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