Greenland Police Department, New Hampshire
End of Watch: Thursday, April 12, 2012
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: 26 years
Badge Number: 260
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 12, 2012
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Deceased
Police Chief Michael Maloney was shot and killed while serving a drug-related search warrant with members of the Greenland Police Department and the Attorney General's Drug Task Force shortly after 6:00 p.m.
A subject in the home opened fire with a handgun, killing Chief Maloney and wounding four other officers.
The subject barricaded himself in the house following the shooting. He and a female were found dead several hours later after a SWAT team forced entry into the home.
Chief Maloney was a U.S. Army veteran and had served in law enforcement for 26 years. He was eight days away from retirement. He is survived by his wife, two grown children, a grandson, his parents, and siblings.