Crime & Safety
Lakes Region Teen Killed During Officer-Involved Shooting In Gilford
AG: Mischa Fay was armed with a knife during an incident on Varney Point Road on Sunday; he died due to a single gunshot wound to the chest.
CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office has released the name of the person shot and killed during an officer-involved shooting in the Lakes Region on Sunday.
Mischa Fay, 17, was armed with a knife when police were called to Varney Point Road in Gilford around 10 p.m. on Sunday after receiving a 911 call for service. According to Michael Garrity, communications director for the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, officers found Fay armed inside the home. One officer attempted to subdue Fay via a Taser but was not successful. A second officer then fired his gun, Garrity said.
The bullet struck Fay in the chest. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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In Concord on Tuesday, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie V. Duval conducted an autopsy and determined Fay being shot was the cause of death, and the manner of death was considered a homicide.
“As used by the office of the chief medical examiner, homicide is defined as the killing of one person by another,” Garrity said.
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Garrity said both officers were where body cameras at the time of the event. Neither officers nor others were injured during the incident. State investigators are withholding the names of the officers involved during the investigation.
Garrity said more information would be released after the officer interviews were completed.
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