Officer Jeremy T. Charron
1973 - 1997

24 Years Old
Tour of Duty: 1 Years
Died on August 24, 1997

Cause of Death: Gunshot

Date of Incident: Sunday, August 24, 1997

Weapon Used : Handgun

Suspect Info: Arrested by other officers in Northern New Hampshire after a brief shootout. Suspect made a deal with the New Hampshire Attorney General John McLaughlin, to avoid the death penalty, pleading guilty to first-degree homicide, life imprisonment no parole.

Officer Charron was a member of the Epsom Police Department since November 9, 1996. He was born in Concord, New Hampshire on March 18, 1973, and grew up in Hillsborough. He was a 1992 graduate of Hillsborough-Deering High School and was class president. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1992 – 1996.

On August 24, 1997, the morning after he attended the funerals of Trooper Leslie Lord and Trooper Scott Phillips, Officer Charron was checking out a report of a suspicious car in Webster Park, which contained two sleeping men. While talking with one of the men the individual pulled out a gun, cursed at the officer, and shot him. Patrolman Charron returned fire until he collapsed, but none of the shots hit the suspect, though each hit the getaway vehicle.

Both suspects escaped and drove north where they attempted to rob a convenience store. Officers arrived at the scene during the robbery and arrested the suspects following a brief shootout.

Although he was wearing a bullet-resistant vest, one of the bullets struck Officer Charron in an unprotected area and he died from his wounds. He was 24 years old.

He was survived by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.