Additional Information Regarding an Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation in Ashland, New Hampshire on April 20, 2026

Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces additional information concerning an officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday, April 20, 2026, on Main Street in Ashland, New Hampshire, during a police motor vehicle stop.

An autopsy has been conducted on Demitri Zimmer, age 24, of Laconia, New Hampshire. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that Mr. Zimmer's cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds and that the manner of his death was homicide. As used by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, homicide is defined as the killing of one person by another.

The investigation into the officer-involved use of deadly force on Mr. Zimmer is ongoing, and the identity of the officers who used deadly force will be disclosed once formal interviews of all involved in the incident are completed in the coming weeks. Further information will be provided at that time.

The Ashland Police Department officer who was struck and wounded by one of Mr. Zimmer's gunshots was released from the hospital Tuesday.

The exact circumstances surrounding this incident remain under active investigation.