Overview
- A traffic stop on Main Street in Ashland on Monday turned into an exchange of gunfire after a man drew a gun.
- One Ashland police officer was shot and is being treated at a local hospital.
- Officers returned fire and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office has opened an investigation and says there is no known ongoing threat to the public.
- Investigators are checking for body‑camera or cruiser video, an autopsy is planned by the state medical examiner, and identities are being withheld pending notifications and interviews.