State Police Trooper Matthew Merrill

State Police Trooper Matthew Merrill remains hospitalized after being shot during a traffic stop on Dec. 23. (COURTESY PHOTO)

DALTON — Over $100,000 has been raised in donations for State Police Trooper Matthew Merrill, who was shot in the line of duty during a traffic stop in Dalton on Wednesday, Dec. 23.

The driver of the other vehicle, Mark R. Clermont, 45, of Whitefield was fatally shot in the head during the incident.

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