Overview
- Police found a 36-year-old man barricaded in a vehicle armed with what appeared to be a handgun and engaged him during a confrontation that ended with gunfire and the man being injured.
- Farmington officers were on scene providing mutual aid to Milton as officers from multiple local departments responded and secured Elm Street.
- The injured man was taken to a local hospital and officials have not released his condition or confirmed whether he or officers fired the shots.
- Roads near Elm Street were closed while investigators processed the scene, Milton schools were closed for the day, and Elm Street reopened before noon as the probe continued.
- The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office and the State Police Major Crime Unit are leading the active investigation, reviewing body-camera footage and dispatch recordings as part of a routine process used in officer-involved shootings.