March homicide was self-defense according to NH AG

**A police officer videotaping outside 219 Sagamore St. Thursday morning. Photo/Pat Grossmith**

CONCORD, N.H. – The Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General and Manchester Police Department announced on Thursday that they will not be pursuing charges related to a March homicide in Manchester.

On March 14, 29-year-old Adrian Welch shot 37-year-old Kevin Denbow during a physical altercation between Denbow and Welch’s friend, Kenneth Ferguson, in Welch’s driveway on Sagamore Street.

According to a press release from the Office of the Attorney General, Denbow stabbed Ferguson with deadly force and Welch came to Ferguson’s aid with a response that was not unreasonable given the circumstances.

Welch claimed self-defense and after investigation, New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald determined there is insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Welch did not act in self-defense.

A full copy of the 18-page report is below:

Screen Shot 2019 03 14 at 7.06.58 AM — **An ambulance outside a residence on Sagamore Street early Thursday morning. Photo/Jeffrey Hastings Frameofmindphoto.com**

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Andrew Sylvia

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Born and raised in the Granite State, Andrew Sylvia has written approximately 10,000 pieces over his career for outlets across Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. On top of that, he's a licensed notary and licensed to sell property, casualty and life insurance, he's been a USSF trained youth soccer and futsal referee for the past six years and he can name over 60 national flags in under 60 seconds according to that flag game app he has on his phone, which makes sense because he also has a bachelor's degree in geography (like Michael Jordan). He can also type over 100 words a minute on a good day.

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