On March 10, 2014, 34-year-old Ben Shannon was fatally shot by law enforcement at his mother Beverly’s trailer in a Rochester, New Hampshire trailer park. Three New Hampshire Department of Corrections Probation/Parole officers and a Strafford County deputy went to 28 Periwinkle Drive for a parole home visit for Shannon’s brother, Wayne, and were also aware of an outstanding arrest warrant for Ben for failing to comply with bail conditions in a recent armed robbery case.

Officers entered after Beverly gave permission and found Ben in a darkened back bedroom. Wirth and another officer fired; Shannon was hit three times in the back, upper back, and arm. No firearm was recovered and investigators believe he may have been holding a cellphone. He was taken to Frisbie Memorial Hospital, airlifted to Maine Medical Center, and died that evening. An autopsy ruled the manner of death homicide.

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office later concluded the use of deadly force was legally justified and no criminal charges were filed. Ben Shannon’s mother and brother filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging negligence and improper procedures. Does anyone have additional information about the March 10, 2014 visit or the events inside the trailer?