On the night of May 13, 2018, just after midnight in the parking lot of the Imperial Buffet on Washington Street in Claremont, New Hampshire, 36-year-old Jesse D Jarvis was shot multiple times and died at the scene. First responders and police arrived after a 911 call; a large number of people were reported to have been inside and outside the restaurant when the shooting occurred. The Chief Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death multiple gunshot wounds and the manner homicide.

Investigators noted Jarvis had a lengthy criminal record and was reportedly involved with a white supremacist prison gang he had founded. No motive was released initially and authorities asked anyone present that night to come forward. The New Hampshire State Police Major Crime Unit and Claremont Police were handling the investigation and later identified and arrested suspects; public details about motive and the specific circumstances of the confrontation have not been widely released.

If anyone was at Imperial Buffet that early morning or has information about the parking lot confrontation, please share what was seen or heard.