Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation Northfield NH

AG: New Hampshire Press Releases

Published April 6th, 2026

Detected April 6th, 2026

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The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office released additional information regarding an officer-involved shooting on April 6, 2026, in Northfield, NH. Northfield and Tilton police officers responded to a domestic disturbance call involving Megan L. Whiting, age 27, who was armed with a knife and striking another resident with a fire extinguisher. One officer discharged his firearm, striking Ms. Whiting, who was later pronounced deceased at the scene. The autopsy confirmed multiple gunshot wounds as the cause of death, with manner classified as homicide.

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The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office announced findings from its investigation into an officer-involved shooting that occurred at approximately 12:12 AM on April 6, 2026, at 20 Vine Street in Northfield, NH. Officers from Northfield and Tilton Police Departments responded to a 911 call reporting a domestic disturbance where Megan L. Whiting, age 27, was striking another resident with a fire extinguisher. Upon arrival, officers observed Ms. Whiting armed with a knife in close proximity to an injured female resident. After repeatedly instructing her to drop the weapon, one officer discharged his firearm. Ms. Whiting was struck and later pronounced deceased. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds with manner of homicide.

This press release provides transparency on an ongoing investigation and does not impose any compliance obligations or deadlines. The names of the involved officers are being withheld pending completion of formal interviews. No additional information will be released until those interviews are completed. Law enforcement agencies and legal professionals monitoring similar investigations may review this as an example of how officer-involved shootings are publicly disclosed during active investigations.

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Additional Information Regarding an Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation in Northfield, New Hampshire on April 6, 2026

Press Release For Immediate Release Date: April 06, 2026

Contact Michael S. Garrity, Director of Communications
(603) 931-9375 | michael.s.garrity@doj.nh.gov Benjamin J. Agati, Senior Assistant Attorney General
| Benjamin.J.Agati@doj.nh.gov

Additional Information Regarding an Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation in Northfield, New Hampshire on April 6, 2026

Concord, NH – Attorney General John M. Formella announces additional information concerning an officer-involved shooting that occurred early this morning in Northfield, New Hampshire. The circumstances surrounding this incident remain under active investigation.

At approximately 12:12 AM on Monday, April 6, 2026, Northfield and Tilton police officers responded to a 911 call from an apartment at 20 Vine Street in Northfield for a report of a domestic disturbance of one adult female resident striking another resident with a fire extinguisher. The caller told dispatchers that the female resident, Megan L. Whiting, age 27, was striking the caller’s girlfriend, smashing objects, breaking a window, and told police to hurry. Dispatchers heard yelling in the background of the call.

Officers arrived from the Northfield and Tilton Police departments in approximately six minutes. As the responding officers entered the doorway of the apartment, they saw Ms. Whiting armed with a knife within close proximity of an injured female resident. Police repeatedly instructed Ms. Whiting to drop her knife. One officer ultimately discharged his firearm. Ms. Whiting was struck by gunfire. Officers were then able to safely remove the injured female from the apartment and separate the knife from Ms. Whiting. Ms. Whiting was later pronounced deceased at the scene.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy this afternoon and was able to determine that Ms. Whiting’s cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds, and the manner of death was homicide. As used by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, homicide is defined as the killing of one person by another.

No law enforcement officers, or additional private citizens, were physically injured during this incident. Pursuant to protocol, the names of the officers involved in the incident are being withheld pending the conclusion of formal interviews. One of the initial responding officers did have a body camera.

Additional information will not be released until after the interview is completed with the officer who discharged his firearm.