A man armed with a handgun outside a Lowe’s store in Nashua has died after he was shot by responding police officers on Sunday night, the attorney general said.
The man, a Pelham resident, has not been identified. An autopsy is scheduled for late Monday morning, Attorney General John Formella said in a statement.
Police were seen in the parking lot of the Lowe’s home improvement store on Monday morning, close to where Sunday night’s shooting occurred.
Shortly before 8:45 p.m. Sunday, Nashua Police officers responded to the area of the Lowe’s at 143 Daniel Webster Highway.
The officers responded to the store after receiving a report from police in the town of Pelham about a man who was armed and was last seen leaving his Pelham home earlier Sunday night, Formella said.
Officers responding to the Lowe’s store encountered the armed man outside of the store, with a handgun.
During this encounter, two officers “ultimately discharged less-lethal munitions, and one officer discharged a firearm,” Formella said. Life saving measures were attempted, but the man later died.
No officers were injured and there is no threat to the public, Formella said.
The officers involved in the incident will not be disclosed until formal interviews take place, which is expected to occur sometime in the next 5 to 10 days, Formella said.
The officer-involved shooting remains under investigation by the New Hampshire Department of Justice and the New Hampshire State Police Major Crimes Unit.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts.
Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
Source Agencies
