Man Killed In Londonderry Tuesday Was Shot In The Neck: Autopsy

LONDONDERRY, NH — The state medical examiner has released the autopsy findings of New Hampshire's latest murder victim, a 60-year-old man killed Tuesday in Londonderry. Luis Garcia died due to a single gunshot wound to the neck while in a home on Ridgemont Drive. The manner of his death has been ruled a homicide, according to New Hampshire Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie Duval.

Duval performed an autopsy on Garcia Wednesday.

Brandon Castiglione, 24, of Ridgemont Road in Londonderry, was arrested this morning and charged with reckless second-degree murder. He is currently being held without bail.

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The investigation remains ongoing, according to Kate Spiner of the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office.

Anyone with any information is encouraged to contact Sgt. Stephen Sloper of the New Hampshire State Police at 603-628-8477.

According to posts on Patch, Castiglione has been arrested a number of times since he was a teenager. In 2013, he and a family member were arrested twice on drug charges. Castiglione was charged with possession, manufacturing, and distribution charges. Also in May of that year, he was arrested on a simple assault charge.

In 2017, he was arrested on a warrant and resisting arrest charge at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. Also that year, he was arrested by the Rockingham County Sheriff's Department on a judge's order for failure to appear at a review hearing on a possession of a narcotic drug charge

In June 2015, he was arrested on a driving under the influence of drugs or liquor charge in Londonderry. In January 2012, when Castiglione was 17, he was arrested on simple assault and criminal mischief/vandalism charges.

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