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Troopers Leslie Lord and Scott Phillips were shot and killed after Trooper Phillips had stopped a vehicle near the intersection of Route 3 and Hughes Road in Colebrook. The suspect immediately exited his vehicle and opened fire on Trooper Phillips with an automatic rifle, wounding him in the hand. Trooper Phillips was able to return fire and emptied his entire magazine but did not wound the suspect, who was wearing a bulletproof vest. Trooper Lord pulled up to the scene without knowing that shots had been fired and was shot before he exited his patrol car. The suspect then returned and shot Trooper Phillips four more times, execution-style, killing him. He then stole Trooper Phillips' patrol car and drove to the office of a local newspaper where he shot and killed a part-time judge, with whom he had a long-standing grudge and a newspaper editor who had tried to intervene. The suspect then drove into Vermont where he shot and wounded a New Hampshire Fish and Game officer who attempted to stop him. The officer's life was saved when a bullet struck his badge and ricocheted off. The suspect then stopped the patrol car and set up an ambush. Two Vermont state troopers located the patrol car and approached it with a canine unit. The canine alerted the troopers to the suspect who was in an ambush position on a nearby hill, giving the officers an opportunity to take cover as the suspect opened fire on them from the hill. Two New Hampshire state troopers and a United States Border Patrol agent were all shot and wounded in the final shootout with the suspect at that location. Upon searching the suspect's property, officials found massive caches of booby-trapped bomb materials and weapons hidden in underground tunnels. Trooper Lord was the chief of police in Pittsburg, New Hampshire, from 1975 to 1987. In 1987, he joined the New Hampshire Bureau of Highway Enforcement, and became a trooper in 1996 when that agency merged with the New Hampshire State Police. He had also been the
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22 years. You could have gone home.
Trooper Lord gave the New Hampshire State Police 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Hampshire. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Lord.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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The Sacrifice · Felonious
New Hampshire State Police has lost 10 officers; 3 of them killed feloniously.
Leslie is one of 23 officers killed feloniously in NH, 39% of the 59 remembered there.
Leslie is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Leslie is one of 17,631 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 52% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1997, 3 officers in NH were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.
In 1997, 88 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 71st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1997, 93 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 67th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Leslie was 45. Of the 22 killed feloniously in NH whose age is recorded, half were between 32.8 and 54.8; the middle age was 48. Leslie had served 22 years; the middle length of service was 10 years.
Leslie was 45. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Leslie had served 22 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Leslie was 45. Of the 15,854 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Leslie had served 22 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
August holds 17.4% of these deaths in NH; October holds the most, 21.7%. Tuesdays: 21.7%.
August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.
August holds 8.6% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Tuesdays: 13.3%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 30% of all 10 deaths at New Hampshire State Police, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle, in 100% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 39% of all 59 deaths in NH, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle, in 17.4% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle, in 5.9% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 52% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle, in 5.3% of these deaths.
His people
New Hampshire State Police has 10 officers remembered here, Leslie among them.
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Raymond Elliott
Jun 1, 1947
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Harold B. Johnson
Oct 11, 1948
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Ivan H. Hayes
Jul 18, 1959
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Richard Francis Champy
Feb 3, 1978
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Gary P. Parker
Nov 29, 1989
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Joseph Edward Gearty
Nov 30, 1989
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James Stanwood Noyes
Oct 3, 1994
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Scott Edward Phillips
Aug 19, 1997
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Leslie George Lord
Aug 19, 1997
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Jesse Edward Sherrill
Oct 28, 2021
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 51-E
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