N.H. — Attorney General John M. Formella announces that an investigation remains
ongoing into the officer-involved shooting incident that occurred on Saturday, December 4,
2021, in Walpole, New Hampshire.

Initial reports are that at approximately 3:09 a.m., an officer from the New Hampshire State
Police and an officer from the Walpole Police Department responded to 800 County Road in
Walpole for a reported suicidal adult male identified as Jacob Gasbarro, age 26. A brief
confrontation occurred outside of the residence between Mr. Gasbarro and the responding
officers. During that confrontation, the trooper discharged his weapon and wounded Mr.
Gasbarro.

The Walpole officer did not discharge his weapon. Mr. Gasbarro was taken to a
hospital and is being treated for his injuries. The shots were fired at approximately 3:12 a.m.
No law enforcement officers or other private citizens were physically injured during the incident.
The circumstances surrounding the trooper’s discharge of his weapon remains actively under
investigation by the Attorney General’s Office and the New Hampshire State Police Major Crime
Unit.

Per protocol, the names of the officers involved in this incident are being withheld pending
each officer’s formal interview. It is anticipated that the interviews will be completed during the
coming week. Once the interviews are complete, the names of the officers will be released.
Neither of the officers were equipped with body cameras. There is no known video of this
incident at this time.

The Attorney General’s role in an officer deadly force investigation is to determine if the
officer’s use of deadly force was justified under the law. Whether Mr. Gasbarro will face any
criminal liability for his conduct is within the Cheshire County Attorney’s purview. Thus, the
Cheshire County Attorney’s Office will also be reviewing the circumstances of this incident to
determine if criminal charges will be brought against Mr. Gasbarro in connection with the
incident.

Concord, NH – Attorney General John M. Formella announces that officials from the Attorney General’s Office are responding to an officer-involved shooting in Walpole, New Hampshire, that occurred on Saturday, December 4, 2021.

One adult male has been transported to a local hospital where he is being treated for a gunshot wound as a result of this incident.  No officers have been physically injured, and there is no threat to the public.

Additional information will be released as it becomes available.