CONCORD – State Attorney General John Formella recently announced that three Londonderry police officers were legally justified in their use of lethal force that resulted in the death of 23-year old Calvin Ly-Bishop on Feb. 26, 2025.

According to the final report, released on May 14, Londonderry Police received a call at 4:42 p.m. indicating that Ly-Bishop, who worked at Planet Fitness, had fired a gun in the employee break room.

Upon arrival, police found the 9mm shell casing in the break room as well as the bullet, which was lodged in the door. However, Ly-Bishop fled the scene before police arrived.

Police also learned that Ly-Bishop and employee Daniel Cassidy had an argument two days earlier. Cassidy told police that Ly-Bishop said he “lets demons into his soul.” Cassidy also said Ly-Bishop would act in a bizarre manner, often staring at the ground and giggling.

Employee Dylan McEachern agreed with Cassidy, adding that Ly-Bishop appeared to have a “1,000-yard stare.”

After leaving Planet Fitness, Sgt. Timothy Moran, Det. Marvin Alfaro and Officer James DeFelice reconvened at 24 Post Office Square to discuss next steps. They were also aware that Ly-Bishop was still armed and could have fled to his mother’s home in Century Village.

At 5 p.m., Ly-Bishop was seen in his car turning onto Winding Pond Road. At that time, Moran determined that a felony motor vehicle stop was needed. Ly-Bishop was pulled over by Moran and DeFelice at the intersection of Winding Pond Road and Lincoln Drive.

When interviewed, Moran said he used a loudspeaker and commanded Ly-Bishop to drop his gun and put his hands outside the car window. Moran also drew his weapon as a precaution.

Then, without any command, Ly-Bishop exited the vehicle while still holding his Glock 19X handgun. At that time, Ly-Bishop said he wanted his life to end and repeatedly asked the officers to shoot him. While holding the weapon above his head, Ly-Bishop fired a single shot. Officers gave additional commands for him to drop the gun and assured him that they did not want to harm him.

Ly-Bishop then held the muzzle of the pistol under his chin. After police persuaded him not to pull the trigger, Ly-Bishop turned the gun and pointed it directly at the officers. At that point, Moran saw what appeared to be a muzzle flash and heard a pop. Believing that Ly-Bishop had opened fire, Moran fired his weapon three times causing Ly-Bishop to twist away from the officers and fall to the ground.

During his interview, Alfaro said he was particularly concerned for the safety of a number of curious onlookers, who were “too close for comfort.” In response, he vehemently commanded Ly-Bishop to “drop the (expletive) gun.”

He then saw Ly-Bishop fire the weapon. Believing that he was under fire, Alfaro took cover with Moran next to the police cruiser. At that time, Alfaro fired a single round at Ly-Bishop, who then collapsed.

Alfaro also said Ly-Bishop never complied with the officers’ commands.

When DeFelice was interviewed, he said Ly-Bishop threatened to shoot him and his fellow officers if they did not shoot him first. Like Moran and Alfaro, DeFelice attempted to deescalate the situation.

“No, we’re not going to do that; we don’t have to do this,” he said to Ly-Bishop.

DeFelice then observed Ly-Bishop fire a single round into the air before lowering the gun and pointing it at the officers. This prompted DeFelice to fire two shots at Ly-Bishop.

“DeFelice described how, in that split second, he felt tremendous regret that he did not fire before,” the report stated. “He believed every officers’ life was now in jeopardy with Mr. Ly-Bishop’s gun now being pointed at them.”

DeFelice confirmed that Ly-Bishop never followed any of the officers’ commands.

The Londonderry Police Department did not have body-worn cameras at the time of the incident and no cruiser camera footage was available.

During the autopsy, conducted on Feb. 27, 2025, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie Duvall discovered Delta-9 THC in Ly-Bishop’s blood, meaning that he had used marijuana on the day of the shooting.

“Given all these circumstances, it was objectively reasonable for Sgt. Timothy Moran, Det. Marvin Alfaro and Officer James DeFelice to use deadly force to fire upon Mr. Ly-Bishop,” the report stated. “It was objectively reasonable to believe that Mr. Ly-Bishop then posed an imminent threat of deadly force to the officers.”