Esmae Arabella Doucette, 23, was found with a gunshot wound at the Dana Place Apartments on Route 16 in Jackson, New Hampshire, on November 30, 2022. She was taken to Memorial Hospital in North Conway and died of a gunshot wound to the head on December 2, 2022; the manner of death was ruled a homicide.

Authorities arrested 22-year-old Brandon Mitchell of Jackson and charged him with second-degree murder, first as reckless conduct manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life and later with an alternative count alleging he knowingly shot Doucette. The grand jury also returned a charge of falsifying physical evidence, asserting Mitchell moved or placed a bullet cartridge in the bedroom to impair the investigation. Mitchell was held without bail and faced arraignment in Carroll County Superior Court.

Family members remembered Doucette as full of warmth and generosity with an enthusiastic zest for life and an infectious laugh, and thanked first responders, medical staff, and the Mount Washington Valley community for their support. If anyone has information about Esmae Doucette or the events at Dana Place Apartments that night, please come forward.