Overview
- Matthew J. Masse, 38, was found dead in a wooded area after an exchange of gunfire with officers around 10 p.m. Saturday, according to the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office.
- Police began the search after reports around 1:30 p.m. that Masse fired a long gun at family members on Ham Road, then shot and wounded a Nottingham police officer.
- The officer was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, and officials said no other officers or civilians were hurt.
- Authorities ordered residents near Ham Road and Nottingham Road to shelter in place, sent automated NH 911 alerts, closed nearby roads, and later lifted the order once the area was secured.
- Officials described an all-hands response with federal, state, and local units setting a perimeter, while the attorney general leads an investigation that includes body and cruiser camera review and an autopsy scheduled for early this week; police said Masse also faced felony warrants from an incident two days earlier that included a suspicious fire.