Suspect in 2021 fatal shooing near homeless shelter to finally face charges
Staff reports 6:36 a.m.
Thursday, April 14, 2022 6:37 am
CONCORD - The man suspected of fatally shooting a homeless man outside a winter shelter in 2021 has finally been extradited to New Hampshire to face charges. Timothy Johnson, 39, is accused of killing 67-year-old Jean Lascelle outside of 351 Chestnut St. in Manchester around 8:40 a.m. on Feb. 13, 2021. Four days later Johnson was arrested in Framingham, Mass., and charged with being a fugitive from justice. On Wednesday Framingham District Court ordered he be extradited to the Granite State. An arraignment is set for today at 11 a.m. at Hillsborough County Superior Court - Northern District. Johnson is charged with one count of second degree murder for knowingly causing Lascelle's death by shooting him with a firearm. He is also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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