NASHUA, N.H (WHDH) - The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office has determined that an officer-involved shooting in Nashua earlier this year was justified.
Nashua Police Officers James Ciulla, Guido Marchionda, and Kyle Crosson responded to a report of a suicidal man on Ledge Street about 10 p.m. on June 26 and found 29-year-old Justin Contreras holding a handgun in the foyer area of the house, according to police.
During the encounter, Ciulla said he fired three shots at Contreras, striking him twice — once in his lower right arm and once in his front torso.
Contreras was hospitalized for the wounds and survived.
In a statement, New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald said, “After a review of evidence gathered during the course of the investigation, the Attorney General has determined that Officer Ciulla’s shooting of Justin Contreras was a legally justified use of deadly force.”
Contreras is now facing criminal charges in connection with the shooting.
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