Four years later, AGs Office reopens brutal murder case involving city teen

Michael Mowry, left, and with his mom at high school graduation (Courtesy photos)

CONCORD - The murder of a young Rochester man that has haunted the city for four years is being reopened by investigators who now confirm 19-year-old Michael Kenneth Mowry III died as a result of a home invasion.
Mowry was fatally shot during the 2020 Labor Day weekend when police say four male suspects wearing masks entered his apartment at 64 Monroe Drive, Apartment 1, in Rochester and shot him inside his bedroom around 3 a.m. on Aug. 30.
The mother of Mowry remembers her son as a kind soul who embraced his family life.
"Mikie was a generous and loving kid who cherished his family, especially his three younger brothers, who really looked up to him," said Aimee Lussier.

The Monroe Drive apartment where Michael Mowry lived with two other men (Rochester Voice file photo); inset, Michael Mowry (Courtesy)

"He was incredibly affectionate and gave the best hugs. When we told him we loved him, he always responded, 'I love you more.' He loved playing baseball and was in talks with a coach from Great Bay about playing for their team. Now, we will never see him play baseball or witness the adult he would have grown into."
Rochester Police Officers responding to the report of the shooting found Mowry deceased. An autopsy determined his cause of death was a gunshot wound to the neck.
Investigators have recently identified a vehicle used by the masked individuals to flee this incident and now believe the men responsible for this homicide have ties to the Haverhill, Mass./Greater Merrimack Valley area of northeastern Massachusetts, according to a press release sent out today from the New Hampshire Attorney Generals Office.
Other young residents living at the home with Mowry have been interviewed and are not considered suspects.
Mowry was born in Dover, and had lived in East Wakefield and later West Ossipee before moving to Rochester.
According to his obituary, he was an avid lover of sports and a talented athlete, enjoying snowboarding and playing on several championship baseball teams growing up.

While police continue their dogged attempts to find his killer his murder finds his family at wit's end as they try to move forward from their tragic loss.
"The agony of his murder has been unbearable, made even harder because we don't know who did this or why," Lussier said.
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