Additional Information in Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation in Milan, New Hampshire

Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces additional information regarding the response by members of the Attorney General's Office and the New Hampshire State Police Major Crime Unit to an officer-involved shooting on May 21, 2026, in Milan, New Hampshire.

At approximately 8:50 P.M. yesterday evening, officers with the Berlin Police Department were dispatched to 256 West Milan Road in Milan, New Hampshire in response to a resident's request to remove an adult male from the home. As officers arrived, the male, Mr. Zachary Gagne (age 37), approached the officers with a knife outside the home. During the officers' interaction with Mr. Gagne, gunshots were fired by one of the responding officers. Mr. Gagne was injured by those gunshots and is currently hospitalized with what are reported to be non-life-threatening injuries. Officers were wearing body worn cameras at the time of the event, and that footage is being reviewed by investigators.

No law enforcement officers were physically injured during this incident. No further information is expected to be provided until the identity of the officer using deadly force is disclosed following a formal interview, which is expected to occur sometime next week. The exact circumstances surrounding this incident remain under active investigation.