Update on Shooting Investigation in Hampton, New Hampshire

Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella, New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall, and Hampton Police Department Chief Alexander J. Reno announce an update in the investigation into a shooting incident that occurred in Hampton, New Hampshire.

At approximately 1:19 A.M. officers from the Hampton Police Department, the New Hampshire State Police, and other local agencies responded to 29 Ocean Boulevard in Hampton, New Hampshire for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers located a 23-year-old male and a 25-year-old female suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were transported to the hospital and are being treated for their injuries.

At the intersection of P Street and Ashworth Avenue, Hampton Police Department officers made contact with a suspect who matched the description of the person who shot the male and female. During that interaction, the male pulled out a handgun and raised it. He then shot himself in the head while an officer fired one gunshot contemporaneously. The male, identified as Tyshawn Cooper (Age 21) of Taylors, South Carolina, was declared deceased at the scene.

On July 5, 2026, an autopsy was performed on the body of Tyshawn Cooper. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that Mr. Cooper's cause of death was a gunshot wound of head and that the manner of his death was suicide.

No law enforcement officers were injured during this incident. Although the officer that fired did not cause Mr. Cooper's death, the Attorney General's Office will complete a deadly force incident investigation. No further information is expected to be provided until the identity of the officer using deadly force is disclosed following formal interviews, which are expected to occur sometime next week.

The exact circumstances of the incident remain under active investigation.