Pembroke Teen Accused Of Shooting Another Teen In Manchester

MANCHESTER, NH — A teen from Pembroke was arrested and held on preventive detention this week after being accused of shooting another teen earlier this month.

Around midnight on July 1, Manchester police were sent to a ShotSpotter activation in the parking lot of Walgreens on Valley Street. When officers arrived, they found a 17-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the leg.

“Patrol officers immediately began rendering aid,” Lt. Matthew Barter of the Manchester Police Department said, “and the juvenile was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.”

Detectives were involved in conducting “a significant amount of follow-up investigation in this case” and identified Michael Martel, 18, of Pembroke as the suspect.

Barter said, as detailed in the affidavit, Martel “arranged to meet the victim in the parking lot to confront him regarding a female acquaintance.” He accused Martel of shooting the victim in the leg as he arrived in the parking lot. Police recovered the gun involved in the incident and reported the serial number had been “obliterated” from the gun. Martel was charged with first-degree assault, reckless conduct, and changing marks on a firearm, all felonies.

Martel was arraigned on Wednesday and a bail request was taken under advisement. On Thursday, a preventive detention order was issued. Martel will return to Hillsborough County Superior Court North for an evidentiary hearing Tuesday.

Manchester Police Chief Allen Aldenberg said the department was leveraging technology and offering “outstanding investigative effort to make arrests of violent offenders.” The dedicated work of our officers, detectives, and professional staff, he said, “makes our city safer.” Aldenberg thanked everyone involved in the case — from providing immediate medical care to assisting with the investigation noting, “the collaborative work resulted in an excellent arrest.”

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