Around 9 p.m., a trooper pulled a car over on Bridge Hill Road and a short time later gunfire was exchanged. Other officers arriving on the scene found the man dead of an apparent gunshot wound. The trooper was injured.
Killer: Matthew Merrill
Agency: New Hampshire State Police
Motive: Traffic violation
Confrontation Type: Traffic Stop
Service Call: No
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Mark Clermont
Death Date: December 23, 2020
County: Coos
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6436