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((short description|American spree killer))
((infobox criminal
| name = Carl Drega
| birth_date = ((birth date|1935|1|19))
| birth_place = [[New Haven, Connecticut]], U.S.<ref name=walsh/>
| death_date = ((death date and age|1997|8|19|1935|1|19))
| death_place = [[Bloomfield, Vermont]], U.S.
| death_cause = Shot by police
| motive = Long-term feud with government officials
| date = August 19, 1997
| locations = [[Colebrook, New Hampshire]], and [[Bloomfield, Vermont]]
| targets = Law enforcement officers and [[Colebrook, New Hampshire|Colebrook]] town officials
| fatalities = 4
| injuries = 4
| weapons = [[AR-15]]
))
'''Carl Drega''' (January 19, 1935 – August 19, 1997) was an American [[spree killer]] who killed four people in [[Colebrook, New Hampshire]], on August 19, 1997.

Drega had several long-term disputes with town and state government officials over his property in [[Columbia, New Hampshire|Columbia]] since the early 1980s. Drega shot and killed two [[New Hampshire State Police|New Hampshire state trooper]]s, a [[judge]] and a [[newspaper editor]] in Colebrook. He also wounded four law enforcement officers before being shot to death in a gunfight with police in [[Bloomfield, Vermont]].

==Background==
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Carl Drega was born on January 19, 1935, in [[New Haven, Connecticut]], to [[Polish people|Polish]] immigrants.<ref name=walsh/> He claimed to have served in the [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]] during the [[Korean War]].<ref name=walsh/> Drega later worked in construction and lived in [[Manchester, New Hampshire]], later moving into a home in [[Bow, New Hampshire]], he built for himself and his wife Rita from 1969 to 1970.<ref name=walsh/> However, Rita was diagnosed with cancer the following year and died in 1972.<ref name=walsh>((cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105192411/drega-origins/ |title=Drega: Origins |first=Pamela M. |last=Walsh |newspaper=[[Concord Monitor]] |location=[[Concord, New Hampshire]] |page=3 |date=August 23, 1997 |accessdate=July 8, 2022 |via=newspapers.com))</ref>

Drega had a long history of conflict with government officials over code enforcement issues, starting in the 1970s over whether he could use [[tar paper]] to side his vacation house in [[Columbia, New Hampshire]], on the banks of the [[Connecticut River]]. He claimed that, in 1981, a rainstorm caused ((convert|80|ft|m)) of the riverbank to collapse. Drega decided to dump and pack enough dirt to repair the erosion damage, saying this would restore his lot to its original size. State officials, on the other hand, contested that Drega was trying to change the course of the river. In 1995, the town selectman Vickie Bunnell accompanied a town tax assessor to Drega's property in a dispute over an assessment. Drega fired shots into the air to drive them away. Drega bought an [[AR-15]] rifle and [[Bulletproof vest|armored vest]], and began equipping his property with early-warning electronic noise and [[motion detector]]s.

==Shooting==
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On August 19, 1997, at about 2:30&nbsp;p.m., [[New Hampshire State Police|New Hampshire state trooper]] Scott Phillips stopped Drega in the parking lot of LaPerle's [[IGA (supermarkets)|IGA]] supermarket in neighboring [[Colebrook, New Hampshire|Colebrook]] for having too much rust on his pickup truck.<ref>[[Steve Wulf|Wulf, Steve]] (September 1, 1997). [https://web.archive.org/web/20081229055904/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986915-1,00.html "A Time Bomb Explodes"]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''. Archived from [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986915-1,00.html the original] December 29, 2008.</ref> Drega got out of his truck with his rifle and fired upon Trooper Phillips, who was hit but returned fire before retreating into a nearby field. Drega followed Phillips into the field and [[murder]]ed him.

Trooper Leslie Lord pulled into the LaPerle's parking lot moments later, and from approximately 150 feet (45&nbsp;m) away, Drega shot and killed Lord before he could get out of his police car. Drega then stole Phillips' police car, and drove to the office of Colebrook District Court judge Vickie Bunnell. Bunnell reportedly carried a [[handgun]] in her purse out of fear of Drega, but may not have had it with her that day. Seeing Drega approaching the building with his rifle, she warned fellow staffers to evacuate as she ran for an exit. Drega shot Bunnell in the back from a range of about ((convert|30|ft|m)), killing her. Dennis Joos, editor of the local ''Colebrook News and Sentinel'', attempted to disarm Drega after Bunnell fell. During the struggle Drega shot and killed Joos.

Drega returned to his property and set his house on fire. [[New Hampshire Fish and Game Department|New Hampshire Fish & Game]] Warden Wayne Saunders observed Drega driving the state police car. Drega turned and crossed the state line to [[Bloomfield, Vermont]], exited the police car and fired upon Saunders. Saunders was hit with several bullets through his vehicle in his arm and shoulder, including one that struck his badge, saving him from a likely fatal wound. Saunders retreated under the hail of fire by driving in reverse, and crashing into the Connecticut River.

Drega set up his last stand on a dead end road on the Vermont side of the river. Police from numerous state, local and federal agencies descended upon Drega's position. Drega sprang his ambush, shooting NH state trooper Jeffrey Caulder in the lower abdomen, NH state trooper Robert Haase in the foot, and [[United States Border Patrol|U.S. Border Patrol]] agent John Pfeifer in the chest.

After the gunfire died down, agents moved a police vehicle to the scene in an attempt to evacuate Pfeifer before he bled to death. But once the vehicle approached, Drega began firing again, forcing the officers to take cover. Eventually, NH state trooper Charles West and Border Patrol agent Stephen Brooks advanced up a slope to Drega's position. As Drega stepped out from behind a tree to fire, Brooks opened up with his [[M14 rifle]] while West fired a slug from his [[Remington 870]] [[shotgun]], killing Drega and ending the gunfight. Agent Pfeifer recovered from his wounds and went on to continue his career in the Border Patrol for more than 20 years.<ref>Scoville, Dean (February 25, 2011). [http://www.policemag.com/channel/patrol/articles/2011/02/shots-fired-bloomfield-vermont-08-19-1997/page/3.aspx "Shots Fired: Bloomfield, Vermont 08/19/1997"] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113633/http://www.policemag.com/channel/patrol/articles/2011/02/shots-fired-bloomfield-vermont-08-19-1997/page/3.aspx |date=2014-08-26 )), policeman.com. Accessdate July 28, 2022.</ref>

==Memorials==
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[[U.S. Route 3]] between [[Pittsburg, New Hampshire|Pittsburg]] and Colebrook is named the Trooper Leslie G. Lord Highway and from Colebrook to [[North Stratford, New Hampshire|North Stratford]] the Trooper Scott E. Phillips Highway.<ref>((cite press release |url=https://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/nhsp/newsevents/2019/20190515-colebrook-signs.htm |title=New Memorial Highway Signs, Colebrook, New Hampshire |website=NH.gov |publisher=[[New Hampshire Department of Safety]] |date=May 15, 2019 |accessdate=July 14, 2021))</ref> The Vickie Bunnell Preserve surrounds Bunnell Mountain (formerly Blue Mountain) in Columbia. A memorial stone to the four murder victims was erected by the town of Colebrook near the ''News and Sentinel'' building. Below their names is the inscription, ''"Their Deeds Are Their Memorials"''.

==Sources==
*[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BTT/is_152_25/ai_72293265 "Bringing A Pistol To A Rifle Fight"] by [[Massad Ayoob]] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060628233741/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BTT/is_152_25/ai_72293265 |date=2006-06-28 ))

==References==
((Reflist))

==Further reading==
* ((cite news |first=Robert |last=Blechl |url=https://www.caledonianrecord.com/news/colebrook-shootings-years-later-remembering-the-victims-and-the-resiliency/article_21ef7759-6d41-5f62-9453-bd94c76d3560.html |title=Colebrook Shootings, 20 Years Later: Remembering The Victims And The Resiliency Of A Small Community |website=[[The Caledonian-Record]] |date=August 19, 2017))
* ((cite book |first=Richard Adams |last=Carey |authorlink=Richard Adams Carey |title=In the Evil Day: Violence Comes to One Small Town |publisher=ForeEdge |date=2015 |isbn=9781611687156 ))
* ((cite web |first=Jim |last=Macdonald |website=Making Light |title=Carl Drega, Part III |date=August 19, 2008 |url=http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010507.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080823125131/http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010507.html |archive-date=August 23, 2008 |via=[[Wayback Machine]] |quote=Pictures, taken 19 August 2008))<!--archived copy has photos---> See also: [http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010492.html Part I], [http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010494.html Part II]
* ((cite book |first=Vin |last=Suprynowicz |authorlink=Vin Suprynowicz |title=The Ballad of Carl Drega: Essays on the Freedom Movement, 1994 to 2001 |publisher=Mountain Media |date=2002 |isbn=0967025923 ))

==External links==
* ((find a Grave|170726585))

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