In the pre-dawn hours of June 19, 2026, police in Salem, New Hampshire, responded to a 911 call and found 15-year-old Wichai Saksene just outside a home on Orchard Terrace. Wichai, a male of Asian descent and a freshman at Lowell High School in Massachusetts, had a single gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed the death was a homicide.

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, the State Police Major Crime Unit, and the Salem Police Department are investigating. Authorities say they have identified all known parties involved and that there is no known threat to the community; no arrests have been announced and officials have not released the specific circumstances of the shooting. Counseling services have been offered to students and staff at Lowell High School.

Did anyone in the area know Wichai or see anything in Salem around Orchard Terrace before or after dawn on June 19?