NASHUA, N.H. — A man charged in a fatal shooting at a New Hampshire country club where authorities say restaurant patrons acted quickly to stop the gunman made a brief initial court appearance Monday and was ordered to return in early October.
One person was killed and two others were wounded by gunfire Saturday at Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua.
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LAWRENCE — The suspect in a murder on Christmas Eve at the Energy Lounge nightclub has been captured, authorities said.
Franklin Laras, 27, who allegedly shot and killed Edward Javier Perez, 29, “is now in custody,” Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker announced Thursday night.
Laras now faces arraignment Friday in Salem Superior Court.
Details on Laras’ capture were not available Thursday night.
An arrest warrant charges Laras with murder and two counts of firearms violation with two prior violent or drug crimes.
Laras has been wanted by police since the shooting at Energy Lounge at 459 Broadway. He was placed on the state’s most wanted list.
At 12:20 a.m. on Christmas Eve, Lawrence police responded to the nightclub for reported gunfire.
Officers found Javier-Perez wounded. He was treated by Lawrence police and emergency medical technicians and taken to Lawrence General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Laras was identified as the suspect after an investigation by Lawrence police, state troopers and Tucker’s office.
Laras is alleged to have had an altercation with Javier-Perez shortly after entering the nightclub. Laras allegedly drew a handgun and fired a shot at Javier-Perez from close range, according to a previous state police release.
He then fled the scene.
Laras was considered armed and dangerous. He also has ties to Springfield and Palmer, Massachusetts, state police said.
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SHARON, Pa. — A western Pennsylvania man is charged with homicide following the death and dismemberment of a transgender teenager.
Dashawn Dale Depree Watkins, 29, of Sharon, Pa., was charged Wednesday with murder in the first degree, aggravated assault, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence following the death of Pauly Likens.
Pamela Ladner, director of the Shenango Valley LGBTQIA+ Alliance in Sharon said she has spoken to Likens’ mother, Jennifer, and she confirmed that Likens identified as a transgender girl.
Likens was murdered June 23 near a canoe launch in downtown Sharon, police said.
Mercer County District Attorney Peter C. Acker said he does not plan to charge Watkins with a hate crime. Acker said this is one of the worst homicide cases he’s ever seen in his 46 years as a lawyer.
“I’ve gotten several questions about whether or not we’re investigating this as a hate crime,” Acker said. “The answer is no because the defendant is an admitted homosexual and the victim was transitioning.”
Likens was reported missing June 25. Her father said she planned to spend the night at a friend’s house on June 22. About 2:30 a.m. on June 23, Likens posted an image on Snapchat of a dark road and said she was out for a late-night walk to clear her mind and she was not heard from after that.
On June 25, Hermitage police responded to a report of dismembered human remains at Shenango River Lake. Over the next week, more remains were recovered around the lake.
Mercer County Coroner John A. Libonati confirmed the remains to be Likens. Upon completion of an autopsy for some of the recovered remains the coroner’s office ruled Likens’ cause of death to be sharp force trauma to the head with the manner of death as homicide. Acker said authorities have not yet all of Likens’ remains.
Surveillance video from June 23 in the area of the canoe launch shows a vehicle entering and exiting the canoe launch when Likens’ phone last connected with cellular towers in the area. Video images later show the vehicle turning toward the apartment building where Watkins lives. After the vehicle leaves the canoe launch, the victim is not seen leaving the area, police said.
Police also watched video surveillance from inside Watkins’ apartment complex in the early morning of June 23. The surveillance shows Watkins carrying a large duffle bag out of the apartment just before Likens’ last known phone activity. The video shows Watkins taking this duffle bag with him to make initial contact with Likens on June 23. At that time, the bag appeared to be empty.
Watkins returns 20 to 25 minutes later carrying the duffle bag, which then appears to be heavy and awkward, into the first floor of the apartment building, police said.
State troopers detained Watkins on July 2. According to the criminal complaint, Watkins told police he used the Grindr app to arrange a meet-up with someone.
In the interview, Watkins said he did not previously know the person he met. Watkins explained the bag by telling police that he took a large bag from his car which had been there from a vacation from about a month ago.
Police executed search warrants on the entryway of 335 Sterling Ave. and of Watkins’ apartment. Preliminary tests indicated that there was blood in the hallway and inside the apartment at multiple locations including the bathroom and under the bathroom flooring. A receipt from June 23 indicated that Watkins purchased a saw with exchangeable blades, which was found in the apartment.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 25.
By MELISSA KLARIC Sharon Herald Staff Writer
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1990
Newlywed Pam Smart, then a 22-year-old media coordinator at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, New Hampshire, plots with her teenage students to have her husband, Gregg Smart, murdered. She has an affair with a student, William “Billy” Flynn of Seabrook, then 15, who shoots Gregg Smart in their Derry condominium.
1991
Pam Smart is convicted as an accomplice to first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole after a trial in Exeter, New Hampshire. The case gained international attention and was one of America’s first major cases involving a sexual affair between a school staff member and student. Flynn is later convicted of second-degree murder.
1992
Notable author Joyce Maynard writes the novel “To Die For” drawing from the Smart case.
1994
Pam Smart is transferred to Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in New York to serve her life sentence.
1995
“To Die For” inspires a film of the same name, starring Nicole Kidman and Joaquin Phoenix.
2005
Pam Smart is denied her first request at a commutation hearing that year.
2010
In interviews, Smart says she never wanted Gregg killed and never asked anyone to do it.
2015
Flynn is freed after serving a 25-year prison sentence.
2019
N.H. Governor’s Council votes 4-0 against Smart’s request for a commutation hearing.
2022
Smart appeals to N.H. Supreme Court, which dismisses her petition a year later.
2024
In a video sent to WMUR TV, for the first time at age 56, Smart says she accepts responsibility for Gregg’s murder and asks to have an “honest conversation” with Gov. Chris Sununu and the Executive Council.
NASHUA, N.H. — Authorities have identified a Pelham man who was shot and killed by police Sunday night outside Lowe’s at 143 Daniel Webster Highway.
Ryan Prudhomme, 41, died of a single gunshot wound to the chest outside the home improvement store. The investigation of the officer-involved shooting continues.
Attorney General John Formella and New Hampshire State Police Col. Mark Hall identified the man in a joint statement.
An autopsy confirmed that Prudhomme died from the gunshot wound, according to the state’s chief medical examiner.
Nashua police responded to Lowe’s about 8:45 p.m. They were following up on a report from the Pelham Police Department to be on the lookout for Prudhomme, who was armed when he left his home.
Prudhomme still had a handgun when officers encountered him outside the store, authorities said.
Two officers fired less-lethal munitions while another officer used deadly force. Lifesaving measures were attempted, but the man died from his injuries, the authorities said.
The officers’ identities will not be released until formal interviews occur, which can take five to 10 days, according to the statement.
The investigation is being conducted by the state Department of Justice and the New Hampshire State Police Major Crimes Unit.
By Angelina Berube | aberube@eagletribune.com
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LAWRENCE — When an active shooter barricaded himself in a North Andover home, Lawrence police officers Luis Santiago and Angelo Kocagoz immediately responded to the neighboring community ready to help.
Seconds later, while Santiago provided cover, Kocagoz safely rescued an older man who was trapped in the driveway of the home while shots were still being fired.
Both officers were publicly commended for their bravery and valor Tuesday at a special City Hall ceremony attended by fellow officers, officials, family members and friends.
North Andover Police Chief Charles Gray lauded the officers’ “bravery, courage and heroism” during a situation that presented grave danger and possible death because of its “extraordinary circumstances.”
Gray said he couldn’t be more proud to honor the officers “after what transpired that night.”
North Andover police were called to a Waverley Road address on April 14 about 10 p.m. for a report of a man shooting inside a house and threatening to shoot himself.
In addition to North Andover officers, mutual aid officers from surrounding communities, including Lawrence, also responded to the home.
The 911 caller, an older man who could not move quickly, was trapped in the driveway. So Kocagoz said he would go get him and carry him out, police said.
While Santiago and other officers provided cover, Kocagoz hoisted the man over his shoulder. He quickly carried the man to safety.
The man inside the home later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
North Andover police Sgt. Brandon James and Lawrence Sgts. Carmen Purpora and Rhadames Gonzalez all agreed that Santiago and Kocagoz should be publicly commended for their bravery and courage.
Acting Lawrence Police Chief Melix Bonilla said he couldn’t have been any prouder of both officers.
“There is no greater service than service to others,” Bonilla said.
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Indiana State Police body-camera footage shows that the suspect who was later arrested in the slayings of four University of Idaho students had been pulled over twice on his way back to Pennsylvania from Washington state on Dec. 15.
The footage reveals a police officer approaching a white Hyundai Elantra occupied by two males. The state police have identified them as Bryan Kohlberger, the 28-year-old accused in the Nov. 13 killings, and Kohlberger’s father.
Though most of the conversation is indiscernible due to background noise, the officer can be heard giving the driver and passenger a warning for following another car too closely. According to WXIN-TV in Indianapolis, Kohlberger had also been pulled over on Interstate 70 less than 10 minutes earlier for speeding, but he didn’t receive a ticket for either traffic stop in Hancock County, east of Indianapolis.
According to WLS-TV in Chicago, Kohlberger and his father were driving home to Pennsylvania for the holidays. They arrived on Dec. 17, and the white Hyundai was found at his parents’ house.
The car in the body-camera footage matches investigators’ description of a car that was seen near the victims’ house on the day the stabbing deaths occurred, according to ABC News. But at the time of the traffic stops, no information about the Idaho slayings suspect was available, including the license plate of the white Hyundai Elantra that had been seen near the crime scene, WXIN-TV reported.
Kohlberger was arrested in Pennsylvania on Dec. 30 and charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary. After his court appearance on Dec. 31, he agreed to waive an extradition hearing so he could face charges in Idaho.
This will likely be the last major update the public hears from officials involved in the case, at least for a while. On Tuesday, police in Moscow, Idaho, said a court order is silencing communication from investigators, law enforcement and lawyers.
In a statement released Sunday, Kohlberger’s family said they have cooperated with law enforcement “in an attempt to seek the truth and promote his presumption of innocence.”
Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, both 21, and Xana Kernodle and her boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, both 20, were found stabbed to death in their rental house near the campus in Moscow, Idaho.
Kohlberger, 28, was a doctoral student at nearby Washington State University.