BEDFORD, N.H. (WHDH) - A Bedford, New Hampshire police officer was rushed to the hospital early Saturday morning after suffering a gunshot wound during a struggle with a suspect who was attempting to remove their firearm from their holster, officials said.
Officers responding to a report of a suspicious person at the Country Inn & Suites on South River Road around 1 a.m. spotted the suspect, later identified as Jared Masseur, 40, whose last known residence was in Nashua, take off on foot, according to a department spokesperson.
During a struggle with one of the officers, a gun was discharged when Masseur allegedly tried to take it out of the officer’s holster.
The injured officer was taken to a Manchester hospital with what was believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.
Masseur has been ordered held on preventative detention on charges of resisting arrest, being a felon in possession of a dangerous weapon, attempting to take a firearm from a law enforcement officer, and second-degree assault.
He is expected to be arraigned Monday in Merrimack District Court.
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