EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story cited information from the New Hampshire AG stating the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the back. The AG has since issued a correction stating the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest. This story has been updated to reflect that change.
A teenager found dead Thursday evening behind a Dollar General store in New Hampshire was shot in the chest, authorities announced Friday.
Officers responding to a 911 call of gunshots fired outside the business at 70 Wilton Road in Milford just before 8:30 p.m. discovered evidence showing multiple shots had been fired in the parking lot, according to New Hampshire Attorney General, John M. Formella and New Hampshire. Colonel Mark B. Hall of the Hampshire State Police.
Investigators later found 18-year-old Gage Cassen dead of an apparent gunshot wound behind the store, Formella and Hall said
Mitchell Weinberg, deputy chief medical examiner for New Hampshire, said an autopsy of Cassen determined his cause of death was a single gunshot wound to the chest and his cause of death was homicide.
Formella said the parking lot was full at the time of the shooting and is asking anyone with information to come forward.
Anyone who was in the store or heard the gunshots is urged to contact the Hampshire State Police Major Crime Unit at 603-223-3856 or via email at MCU@dos.nh.gov.
Investigators continue to investigate the sequence of events leading up to the shooting.
This is a development story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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