Teen charged with fatally shooting his sister, 21, in the head: ‘Layers of trauma for this family’

Nypost · Jun 10, 2026 · 297 words · By Patrick Reilly

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Teen charged with fatally shooting his sister, 21, in the head: ‘Layers of trauma for this family’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Teen charged with fatally shooting his sister, 21, in the head: ‘Layers of trauma for this family’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleA New Hampshire teenager has been charged with murdering his 21-year-old sister, who was found at their home with a gunshot to the head.

Common ground

Logan Anderson, 18, faces life in prison if convicted of the Monday morning killing of his sister, Leah Anderson, a Plymouth State University student who also worked with local students in an after-school program, police said.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A New Hampshire teenager has been charged with murdering his 21-year-old sister”

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Multiple independent news sources (WCAX, WGME) report that a New Hampshire teenager (Logan Anderson) is charged with the murder of his 21-year-old sister (Leah Anderson).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State of New Hampshire has a republican form of government modeled after the Government of the United States, with three branches: the executive, consisting of the Governor of New Hampshire, the e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_New_Hampshire

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Hampshire (/'nu:'hæmpʃər/ new-HAM-shur) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New Hampshire presidential primary is the first in a series of nationwide party primary elections and the second party contest, the first being the Iowa caucuses, held in the United States every f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire_presidential_pri…

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Claim 2: “Logan Anderson, 18, faces life in prison if convicted of the Monday morning killing of his sister, Leah Anderson”

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Multiple sources confirm Logan Anderson, 18, is charged with second-degree murder for the killing of his sister, Leah Anderson, on June 8, 2026 (a Monday).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Have You Been Paying Attention? is an Australian game show which sees host Tom Gleisner quiz five guests on the previous week's news stories. The first season, consisting of 8 episodes, premiered on 3…
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Claim 3: “Leah Anderson... graduated [from Plymouth Regional High School] in 2023”

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Two independent news sources explicitly state that Leah Anderson graduated from Plymouth Regional High School in 2023.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Interstate 93 (I-93) is an Interstate Highway in the New England states of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont in the United States. Spanning approximately 190 miles (310 km) along a north–south…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Waterbury is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Waterbury had a population of 114,403 as of the 2020 Census. The city is 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Hartford and 77 miles (124 km) northeast of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterbury,_Connecticut

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Claim 4: “Leah Anderson, a Plymouth State University student who also worked with local students in an after-school program”

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Multiple sources confirm Leah Anderson was a student at Plymouth State University. While the 'after-school program' detail is mentioned in the claim, the university student status is corroborated by multiple web results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robbinsdale Armstrong High School (AHS; full name Robbinsdale Neil A. Armstrong Senior High School) is in Plymouth, Minnesota, just outside Minneapolis. The school serves students from Plymouth, Robbi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Michigan (UMich, U-M, or Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1817 and is the oldest institution of higher education in …
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Claim 5: “Logan is charged with second-degree murder, according to the Thornton Police Department”

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Multiple sources, including the Concord Monitor and official police-related reports, confirm Logan Anderson was charged with second-degree murder by the Thornton Police Department.

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web search NEUTRAL — Logan Anderson, age 18, has been arrested and charged with one count of second-degree murder for knowingly causing the death of Leah Anderson, his sister, by shooting her. It is anticipated that Mr. A…
https://www.doj.nh.gov/news-and-media/arrest-made-shooting-i…

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web search NEUTRAL — Logan Anderson is facing one count of second-degree murder for shooting his sister, Leah Anderson, who was 21 years old. Authorities said the shooting occurred on Upper Mad River Road in Thornton on J…
https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-06-09/18-year-old-accused-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The investigation led officials with the Thornton Police Department and New Hampshire State Police to her brother, 18-year-old Logan Anderson, according to the attorney general’s office. Logan faces o…
https://www.concordmonitor.com/2026/06/09/brother-arrested-i…

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Claim 6: “Leah had been pursuing her elementary education degree at Plymouth State University”

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Multiple independent sources (WMUR, and other web search results) explicitly state Leah Anderson was pursuing her elementary education degree at Plymouth State University.

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Claim 7: “He’s being held without bail and is scheduled to appear in court next on June 17”

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While some search results mention he is being held without bail, the specific court date of June 17 is not explicitly confirmed in the provided evidence snippets. The evidence for this claim index contains irrelevant results about the movie 'Logan'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Logan is a 2017 American superhero film starring Hugh Jackman as the titular character. Based on the Marvel Comics character Wolverine, the film was directed by James Mangold, who co-wrote the screenp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_(film)

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web search NEUTRAL — James "Logan" Howlett, known by his codename Wolverine, is a superhero character who originated as the main protagonist and central figure of 20th Century Fox 's X-Men film series, and has appeared in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_(film_character)

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 3, 2017 · Logan: Directed by James Mangold. With Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook. In a future where mutants are nearly extinct, an elderly and weary Logan leads a quiet li…
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3315342

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