NEW BOSTON – The New Hampshire Attorney General and New Hampshire State Police have identified the man who was killed in Friday’s officer-involved shooting at the Space Force Station as Michael Foley, 33, a Massachusetts resident whose current town of residence wasn’t provided.

The shooting took place on an access road to the Space Force Station, which is located off 317 Chestnut Hill Road in New Boston.

Officials said the incident involved a New Boston police officer and a contracted security member who was working at the Space Station.

An autopsy performed Sunday by Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Mitchell Weinberg determined that the cause of Foley’s death was a single gunshot wound, and that the manner of death is homicide.

The exact circumstances surrounding the incident remains actively under investigation, officials said, adding that no further information will be released until after the involved officer and the contracted security member undergo formal interviews.

On Saturday, New Boston Police blocked the entrance to the access road to the Space Center. New Hampshire State Police Major Crime detectives worked to document the scene.

According to sources, the man identified as Foley approached the armed guards at the entrance gate of the secure facility, and engaged in a conversation with the personnel. He then exited his vehicle with a weapon or weapons and was fatally shot at the entrance.

New Boston, Amherst and Bedford Fire and EMS responded, but Foley was declared deceased at the scene.

According to radio dispatch, one person was going to be medically evaluated by medics, but it is not known if that was an employee of the base.

The vehicle contained a gas can and propane tank, which could be seen on the ground next to the vehicle where investigators were working. Initially, the presence of the gas can and propane tank concerned responders, and an evaluation was done to deem that they were not a danger.

The U.S. Space Station was formerly operated by the U.S. Air Force until the transition to the newly formed Space Force.

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