MANCHESTER, N.H. (WHDH) - A New Hampshire man is facing reckless conduct charges after accidentally shooting a woman in the face in Manchester on Sunday, police said.
Officers responding to a local hospital at 11 p.m. found a woman who said she had been shot in the face at an Orange Street apartment. The woman said a man she knew was looking at a gun and pulled the trigger, and a round hit a vase before hitting her in the face.
The woman’s injuries were non-life-threatening and she said she had had no problems between herself and the man, later identified as Luis Mendez, 46, who was arrested on a charge of reckless conduct.
(Copyright (c) 2025 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)