Victim identified in stabbing death near Nutt's Pond, arrest made
Sep. 4—MANCHESTER — A 75-year-old man was fatally stabbed along a walking trail near Nutt's Pond on Friday in what authorities have labeled a homicide.
The victim, who was identified as Daniel Whitmore of Manchester, died from "multiple stab and incise wounds," according to a news release issued Saturday.
The press release from the attorney general's office said Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie V. Duval ruled the death a homicide
Manchester police tried to render aid at the scene to Whitmore, according to a news release, but he was declared dead at the park.
Late Friday, the Attorney General's Office announced that Raymond Moore, 40, formerly of Forest, Mississippi, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder for allegedly stabbing the older man with a knife.
Moore is being held for appearance Tuesday in Hillsborough County Superior Court North in Manchester.
"He got stabbed around eight times," said Evelyn Diaz, whose husband, Samuel, found the victim Friday morning and called 911.
Her husband told her he saw a knife right by the body on the trail, Diaz said, and had earlier passed a man who "looked really angry."
The walking trail was closed on Friday, and it is unclear when it will reopen. Police cruisers blocked off at least two entrances to the trail, including one on Gold Street and another on Bradley Street.
A woman, named Robyn, said she had been walking the trail about a half hour before the man was discovered.
"I could have been the person on that trail," said Robyn, who didn't want to give her last name.
"The Good Lord was looking out for me," she said.
Additional information will be released as it becomes available while protecting the integrity of the investigation, officials said.
Union Leader Staff Writer Josie Alberston-Grove contributed to this report.
