NASHUA, N.H (WHDH) - Police are investigating a double-shooting in Nashua, New Hampshire on Thursday night that prompted officials to call in a SWAT team and left two people hospitalized in critical condition, officials said.
Multiple police vehicles could be seen in the area of Pine Street, off of Kinsley Street, after officers were called to the area for a reported shooting around 9 p.m.
Nashua police said that was where first responders found two male victims with gunshot wounds. One was taken to a local hospital while another was transported to a facility in Boston for treatment. Both were reportedly in critical condition, but were considered to be stable as of Friday morning.
Police detectives later learned that an “altercation” had taken place before the shooting, by the intersection of Pine and Lemoine streets. The department said following an investigation, “the subject responsible for the shooting is in custody.”
Details on the arrest were not released, but a police response involving a SWAT unit could be seen in the area overnight, focused on a home where three people were later seen exiting with their hands up.
Nashua police said there was no danger posed to the public Friday morning. Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to call police at 603-594-3500 or the Crime Line at 603-589-1665.
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