Armand J. Roussel

Nashua Police Department — Nashua, NH

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch October 27, 1971

Age 50

The Vigil Panel 109 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 4

Incident

Acting Chief Roussel succumbed to injuries received twelve days earlier while negotiating with a hostage taker. A parolee had taken a passerby hostage and demanded to speak with the chief of police. Acting Chief Roussel, who was unarmed, began talking to the suspect when the man suddenly sprang up and shot him three times at point blank range. Two shots struck him in the chest and a third struck him near his spine. Other officers on the scene returned fire, killing the suspect.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-US-NH-86E86163
Stewardship: Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw: August 2, 2026
Last updated: August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Armand. Claim this record.

Also honored at salute.nw — U.S. Navy. One record, 2 gates. Armand is one person.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Acting Chief Roussel served with the Nashua Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Nashua community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Acting Chief Roussel.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Nashua Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Nashua, Hillsborough County, NH

Platform Identity npd.hillsborough.nh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 27, 1971

Age 50

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

Armand J. Roussel served in the U.S. Navy (1942) before joining law enforcement.

View full service record on salute.nw →

Acting Chief Armand J. Roussel is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In NH, 23 of 59 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 39% of this state's fallen. That is 39 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Nashua Police Department, 2 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Nashua Police Department

of 5 officers

40% Felonious

NH — Statewide

of 59 officers

39% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious