Carl Drega
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Carl Drega (January 19, 1935 – August 19, 1997) was an American spree killer who killed four people in Colebrook, New Hampshire, on August 19, 1997.
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Carl Drega | |
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Born | (1935-01-19)January 19, 1935 |
Died | August 19, 1997(1997-08-19) (aged 62) Bloomfield, Vermont, U.S. |
Cause of death | Shot by police |
Motive | Long-term feud with government officials |
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Date | August 19, 1997 |
Location(s) | Colebrook, New Hampshire, and Bloomfield, Vermont |
Target(s) | Law enforcement officers and Colebrook town officials |
Killed | 4 |
Injured | 4 |
Weapons | AR-15 |
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Drega had several long-term disputes with town and state government officials over his property in Columbia since the early 1980s. Drega shot and killed two New Hampshire state troopers, a judge and a newspaper editor in Colebrook. He also wounded four law enforcement officers before being shot to death in a gunfight with police in Bloomfield, Vermont.