Manchester, NH police shoot and kill man – NBC Boston

A man has died after being shot by police in Manchester, New Hampshire on Friday morning.

Manchester Police said on social media shortly after 10am that they were involved in an investigation in the area of ​​Beech and Bridge streets. A later update said they were investigating a shooting.

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said in a statement just before 11 a.m. that they responded to a report of a police shooting that occurred Friday morning in Manchester. They said an adult male was shot and taken to an area hospital with what police described as life-threatening injuries.

In an update Friday afternoon, the attorney general’s office described the series of events that led to the shooting. They said Manchester Police approached a man on Bridge Street shortly after 9.30am to speak to him. The man told the officer he had a gun and the officer told him to keep his hands in sight.

Instead, the man reached into his pocket for the gun. A struggle ensued, during which the man fired what was later determined to be a handgun, and the officer returned fire. The man was hit and transported to the area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

An autopsy was scheduled for Friday night in Concord. The man’s identity will be revealed following the autopsy and notification of the family.

The officer involved in the incident was wearing a body-worn camera, which recorded the event. The material is currently being preserved and will be revised. The officer was not injured.

The identity of the officer who shot the man will not be released pending formal interviews, which are expected sometime in the next five to 10 business days.

The attorney general’s office said the circumstances of the shooting remain under investigation.