Gunshots Heard Before Derry Home Engulfed In Flames: Report

CONCORD, NH — Investigators are asking for the public's help after a shooting and building fire in Derry on Sunday.

Around 10 p.m., Derry police and firefighters were sent to Mt. Pleasant Street for a house fire. Gunshots, according to Kate Giaquinto, the director of communications for the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office, were heard before the home became engulfed in flames.

"When first responders arrived, the residence was actively burning," she said. "Several Derry police officers attempted to force entry into the residence to assist any occupants. Three eventually gained entry, located an unconscious and injured man on the kitchen floor, and dragged the unconscious man from the residence. Due to smoke and fire conditions, (they) were unable to re-enter the residence. The Derry Fire Department ultimately extinguished the fire and located a deceased woman inside the residence."

An unconscious man, Manoel Viana, 57, of Derry, was taken to the hospital. A woman, Lynn Marie Viana, 53, formerly of Derry, who is believed to be his spouse, was found dead inside the home. An autopsy is being performed to determine her cause of death.

Derry Police Officers Nathan Lavoie, Collin Kennedy, and Nikita Tomnyuk were injured after dragging Manoel Viana out of the home. They received medical treatment and have been released from the hospital, Giaquinto said.

Investigators are asking for anyone with information about Manoel Viana or his whereabouts or activities on Sunday or if you live in the area and have surveillance footage, contact Lt. Jon Breen of the Derry Police Department at 603-432-6111.

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