New Hampshire man killed 83-year-old with hatchet, prosecutors say

Robert Gagnon of Manchester, New Hampshire, is accused of killing Robert Prest, 83, with a hatchet and attempting to kill Carlos Quintong, 44, in a separate incident.

A Manchester man has been indicted on multiple charges alleging he killed one man and injured another in separate incidents on the same day last year.

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Robert Gagnon, 45, was indicted earlier this month on one count of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder, the attorney general’s office said Thursday.

He is accused of killing Robert Prest, 83, with a hatchet in Lyndeborough and shooting Carlos Quintong, 44, in Brookline on Nov. 23.

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Gagnon also has been charged with stealing a gun and car owned by Prest and an SUV owned by another man.

Gagnon's attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.

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