Concord,
NH – This morning, the United States Marshals Service – NH
Joint Fugitive Task Force is reporting that last week’s featured
“Fugitive of the Week” has been located. Evan Mitchell Hollins,
who also goes by “David” or “D”, 41 years-of-age, who was last known to
be transient in Concord, NH, had been featured on July 6th as the
“Fugitive of the Week.” Mr. Hollins was wanted on an arrest warrant for
attempted murder, 1st degree assault, criminal threatening, and reckless
conduct all while armed with a firearm. These charges stem from an
incident during which Hollins is alleged to have shot a man on Duke Lane
in Concord, NH during the early morning hours of July 2nd. As
part of this feature as the “Fugitive of the Week,” Mr. Hollins had been
aired on WTPL-FM, WNTK-FM, WTSN-FM, WEMJ-FM, The Union Leader, The
Nashua Telegraph, The Patch, Foster’s Daily Democrat, Manchester
Information, the Manchester Ink Link, the Rochester Voice and
prominently featured on the internet. The “Fugitive of the Week”
continues to be a very successful tool that has resulted in the location
and arrest of numerous fugitives since its creation in 2007.
Additionally, the “Fugitive of the Week” was distributed statewide to
all law enforcement officers in New Hampshire. This morning,
members of the US Marshal’s, New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force
developed information pointing to a residence on C Street in Nashua, NH.
Members of the task force with the assistance of the Nashua and Concord
Police Departments went to this apartment to locate and arrest Hollins.
Mr. Hollins was located inside the residence in the walk-up attic.
Hollins initially communicated with the task force but ultimately
refused to surrender to law enforcement. Tragically, Mr. Hollins died by
suicide. Mr. Hollins was transported by ambulance to the
Southern NH Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased. If
you or anyone you know are suicidal or experiencing a mental health
crisis, there is help available. Please contact the National Suicide
Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 -or text HELLO to 741741. Since the inception of the U.S. Marshals – New Hampshire Joint Fugitive
Task Force in 2002, these partnerships have resulted in over 8,542
arrests (Updated as of 12/31/2021). These arrests have ranged in
seriousness from murder, assault, unregistered sex offenders, probation
and parole violations and numerous other serious offenses. Nationally
the United States Marshals Service fugitive programs are carried out
with local law enforcement in 94 district offices, 85 local fugitive
task forces, 8 regional task forces, as well as a growing network of
offices in foreign countries.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found
at http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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