DALTON, N.H. One man is dead and a New Hampshire state trooper is recovering from being shot after a traffic stop in Dalton.According to the attorney general’s office, the trooper stopped a vehicle driven by Mark Clermont, 45, of Whitefield, N.H.,.
(This story was updated Thursday, 3:30pm.)
Officials have released the name of a man who was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Dalton Wednesday evening. The incident, which is still under investigation, left a New Hampshire state trooper hospitalized in critical but stable condition with gunshot wounds, according to the Department of Justice.
The Attorney General s office says Mark Clermont, 45, of Whitefield died at the scene from a gunshot wound.
According to a statement from the office, the trooper, who has not yet been identified, stopped a vehicle around 9 p.m. Wednesday. A short time later, there was an exchange of gunfire between the trooper and Clermont, who officials say was armed with a rifle and a handgun.
Man killed, trooper wounded in armed confrontation in Dalton, NH
The exact circumstances surrounding the incident remain actively under investigation, according to New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald. Author: Griffin Stockford (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 2:42 PM EST December 24, 2020 Updated: 5:16 PM EST December 24, 2020
DALTON, New Hampshire An officer-involved shooting incident took place Wednesday in Dalton, NH. During the incident, a New Hampshire State Police trooper was wounded by gunfire and an adult man, Mark Clermont, 45, of Whitefield, NH, was killed.
On Thursday morning, Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Mitchell Weinberg conducted an autopsy on Clermont and determined that his cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head. The manner of his death is homicide. As used by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, homicide is defined as the killing of one person by another.