Friday, September 16, 2005

Rochester, New Hampshire

From the New Hampshire Union Leader of September 16, 2005
Neighbors say man was shot, killed during break-in

A Fremont man was shot to death about 1:45 a.m. yesterday at a home at 80 Pine St. in a case that neighbors say may be connected to a string of break-ins.

Bryan J. Gaedtke, 21, was carried in a body bag from the single-family house a block from the Rochester Fairgrounds. State Attorney General Kelly Ayotte's office is investigating the case with Rochester police; they disclosed few details yesterday.

But neighbors said they believed a resident of the home shot Gaedtke because he broke into the house in the middle of the night. A second-story window screen in the rear of the house was damaged.

Authorities would not comment on who shot Gaedtke or what type of gun was used, but said no charges have been filed in connection with the death.


Gaedtke had brushes with the law before, including charges in Durham District Court for simple assault, criminal trespassing, criminal mischief, operating after suspension and conduct after an accident. He also had a license revocation in 2003 for driving while intoxicated.

Gaedtke also appeared in local news last year after a domestic dispute with his father, Larry Gaedtke of Lee. The younger Gaedtke told police his father had marijuana at the family's house. Police confiscated 1 pound, 9 ounces of marijuana from the Lee home and charged the elder Gaedtke with a Class B felony of possession of drugs with intent to distribute.

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