Police Chief Killed on the job, just before retirement

[Centurion40]

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/13/us/new-hampshire-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

(CNN) -- A police chief from southeastern New Hampshire who planned to retire in a few days has been shot to death while trying to execute a search warrant, authorities said Friday.

Chief Michael Maloney of the police department in Greenland, a town of about 3,500, was killed in a shooting that wounded four other officers on Thursday night at a home in the community, said Attorney General Michael Delaney.

"This is a tragedy for our community," he said. "Our law enforcement community is in mourning."

Two suspects, a man and a woman, were found dead in the home after a long stand off, Delaney said. Investigators believe the deaths came from either a "murder-suicide" or a "double suicide," he said.

Greenland is just south of the city of Portsmouth. Its police force has 10 members, the town says on its website.

During a news conference Friday, Delaney was asked why a police chief would be part of a dangerous mission so close to his retirement. He did not answer the question directly but said all the officers involved were part of a drug investigation.

[LongBlade]

Saw that. Tragic.

[mirth]

I hadn't heard about it yet. That's really awful.

[Gusington]

Jesus. What a way to go. RIP.

[TheCommandTent]

That is sad.  Sometimes there is just no justice.