Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation in Manchester, New Hampshire

Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that members of the Attorney General's Office and members of the New Hampshire State Police Major Crime Unit are responding to a report of an officer-involved shooting that occurred earlier this morning in Manchester, New Hampshire.

The incident reportedly occurred after police responded to the area of South Mammoth Road in Manchester for a report of a suspicious vehicle. A pursuit ensued which ended with a motor vehicle crash and an adult male fleeing the scene. A foot pursuit followed and in a subsequent encounter with police in the area of 293 South Mammoth Road the adult male was shot. Life saving measures were attempted and the male was transported to the hospital where he later died.

The investigation by the New Hampshire Department of Justice and the New Hampshire State Police Major Crime Unit into the officer-involved shooting is ongoing. An autopsy is being scheduled, and the identity of the individual shot will be released after it is completed.

The identity of the officers who used deadly force will not be disclosed until formal interviews take place. The exact circumstances surrounding this incident are now under active investigation.