Nashua

Man indicted in double fatal shooting last fall in Nashua, NH

Victor Rivera is scheduled to appear in court on March 1

A man has been indicted on multiple charges in connection with a double fatal shooting last fall in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Victor Rivera, 48, was indicted on two counts of second-degree murder for knowingly causing the deaths of 45-year-old Patricia Swett, of Nashua, and 44-year-old Matthew Champagne, of Manchester, by shooting them. The grand jury also indicted Rivera on two alternative counts of second-degree murder for recklessly causing the deaths of Swett and Champagne under circumstances manifesting "an extreme indifference to the value of human life."

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Rivera was first arrested in September after Swett and Champagne were found dead of gunshot wounds in a parking lot on Maple Street around 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 29.

Autopsies determined both Swett and Champagne died from multiple gunshot wounds. The manner of their deaths were ruled homicides.

The victims were identified as 45-year-old Patricia Swett, of Nashua, and 44-year-old Matthew Champagne, of Manchester.

Rivera is scheduled for a hearing on the charges at 9 a.m. on March 1 in Hillsborough County Superior Court.

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