NASHUA, N.H (WHDH) - A man who was shot by police in Nashua, New Hampshire last week has been arrested on a criminal threatening charge, police say.
Justin Contreras, 29, of Nashua, was arrested without incident about 7:50 p.m. Monday following a traffic stop, Nashua police said in a press release Tuesday.
Nashua police officers responding to a report of a suicidal man on Ledge Street about 7:50 p.m. Tuesday found Contreras armed with a firearm, according to police. After pointing the weapon at police, Contreras was shot and taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Contreras was released on $500 cash bail and is scheduled to be arraigned at the Hillsborough County Superior Court – South on July 12.
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