Overview
- Matthew J. Masse, 38, who allegedly shot a Nottingham officer in Raymond, was found dead after an exchange of gunfire during a Saturday night search, and officers recovered a long gun near his body.
- The Attorney General said an autopsy found he died from a single self-inflicted gunshot wound, with a shrapnel injury to his elbow also documented.
- Police said the chain of events began after 1:30 p.m. Saturday when officers went to Ham Road for reports that he had fired a long gun at family members.
- Authorities had been seeking Masse on felony warrants tied to a suspected fire two days earlier, and they ordered a shelter-in-place and closed nearby roads during the manhunt.
- The wounded Nottingham officer was released from the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and there were no other injuries to officers or residents.