Robert Gagnon, 45, was indicted earlier this month on one count of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/homicide" target="_blank">first-degree murder</a> and one count of attempted murder, the attorney general’s office said Thursday.

<div class="m"><picture><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/06/735/414/ALL_CUSTOM_FS_LOCAL_NEWS_NH_GENERAL-1.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/06/1470/828/ALL_CUSTOM_FS_LOCAL_NEWS_NH_GENERAL-1.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"><source media="(min-width: 767px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/06/931/524/ALL_CUSTOM_FS_LOCAL_NEWS_NH_GENERAL-1.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/06/1862/1048/ALL_CUSTOM_FS_LOCAL_NEWS_NH_GENERAL-1.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/06/640/320/ALL_CUSTOM_FS_LOCAL_NEWS_NH_GENERAL-1.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="A Manchester, New Hampshire, man has been indicted on murder and attempted murder charges." width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="info"><div class="caption"><p><span>A Manchester, New Hampshire, man has been indicted on murder and attempted murder charges.</span> </p></div></div>

He is accused of killing Robert Prest, 83, with a hatchet in Lyndeborough and shooting Carlos Quintong, 44, in Brookline on Nov. 23.

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Gagnon also has been charged with <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/robbery-theft" target="_blank">stealing a gun and car</a> owned by Prest and an SUV owned by another man.

Gagnon's attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.

Robert Gagnon of Manchester, New Hampshire, is accused of killing Robert Prest, 83, with a hatchet and attempting to kill Carlos Quintong, 44, in a separate incident.

New Hampshire man killed 83-year-old with hatchet, prosecutors say

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