On the morning of October 24, 2021, 20-year-old Thamba Mbungu was found unresponsive near the playground in Derryfield Park on Bridge Street in Manchester, New Hampshire. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene. An autopsy determined he died from a single gunshot wound to the back, and the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

Mbungu was a Manchester Central High School graduate, captain of the soccer team and an all-state player who had spent time with the New England Revolution Academy and hoped to play professionally overseas. Friends and family gathered at the cordoned-off park as the community mourned. A GoFundMe was set up for funeral expenses and raised a substantial amount.

The Manchester Police Department and the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office were investigating but no arrests had been announced. If anyone remembers seeing activity in Derryfield Park that morning or has information about Mbungu’s death, please come forward.