Overview
- Police discovered the teenager’s body outside a home on Orchard Terrace after a 911 call, with responders finding the scene early on Friday and treating the death as suspicious.
- The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office identified the victim as 15-year-old Wichai Saksene of Massachusetts and said an autopsy found a single gunshot wound to the chest, ruling the manner of death homicide.
- State police and Salem officers processed the scene with crime-scene tape, forensic evidence collection, and door-to-door canvassing as investigators continued the active inquiry.
- Authorities say they believe they know all parties involved, that there is no known threat to the public, and that no arrests have been reported while investigators notify family members.
- Neighbors described early-morning commotion and screaming and remembered the boy as friendly and a summer visitor, and school officials said counseling will be available for students affected by the loss.