NH trooper shot during traffic stop released from hospital
January 8, 2021 GMT
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) A New Hampshire state trooper who was shot last month after stopping a vehicle in Dalton has been released from a hospital.
Trooper Matt Merrill had been hospitalized in critical condition following the shooting on Dec. 23. Authorities said Merrill exchanged gunfire with Mark Clermont, 45, during a traffic stop. Clermont died. The attorney general’s office is investigating.
State police said Merrill is continuing his recovery.
“We are hopeful that Trooper Merrill and his family will be able to recover from the physical, mental and emotional injuries,” the New Hampshire Troopers Association said in a statement. “The outpouring of support from the thousands of people who showed how much they care for our trooper is amazing, and we are still at a loss for words. ”
TAMWORTH â Members of the State Police, local police officers, New Hampshire National Guard members, court employees, and family and friends gathered outside the State Police Troop E barracks at 1864 White Mountain Highway in Tamworth on Wednesday to salute Trooper First Class Clinton Trussell at the conclusion of his final duty shift as a New Hampshire State Trooper.
Trussell joined State Police Troop E on Dec. 31, 2002, and stayed with the barracks for the entirety of his career.
He served as a member of the Collision Analysis Reconstruction unit (CAR) and as the troopâs court officer for several years.
Many times, he was the troopâs representative to the New Hampshire Troopers Association.
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Am I going to start ANOTHER post with talking about how no area in the country looks out for its own better than New England?
You re darn skippy. Because it s true, and I ll wait here while you try to convince me otherwise.
Let s just look to even more proof this time, involving someone who helps protect us day in and day out. In case you missed the headlines last week, WMUR reported that New Hampshire State Trooper Matthew Merrill was shot in the line of duty last week while exchanging gunfire with a man in Dalton, New Hampshire, during a traffic stop. The man did not make it, and Trooper Merrill is still recovering from wounds suffered.