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Details of N.H. police chief’s killing emerge

Maloney aided wounded officer before taking cover behind cruiser

By Sarah Schweitzer

 |  Globe Staff  

  May 01, 2012

The Greenland, N.H., police chief slain last month was shot as he crouched behind his marked cruiser in front of the home of a drug suspect after pulling at least one injured officer to safety, New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney said Tuesday. Delaney provided the new information at a news conference as part of the first detailed timeline of the gun battle that left the chief, Michael Maloney, with a fatal bullet wound to the head and four detectives injured. Delaney also announced the launch of an independent investigation into the killing.

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