Crime & Safety
New Hampshire Man Shot In Rumney Post Office Parking Lot
State troopers accuse Dean Kenneson of shooting a man he knew after they got into a yelling match in a post office parking lot in Rumney.
RUMNEY, NH — A man was shot in the parking lot of a U.S. Post Office in Rumney, New Hampshire after an argument Tuesday afternoon.
Dean Kenneson, of Rumney, is charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and reckless conduct with a gun.
Police responded to the scene by the post office after 3 p.m., to find the victim, whose name has not been released, suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso.
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He was taken to a nearby hospital, and authorities say he is expected to survive.
State police say the two men knew each other and got into a verbal fight in the parking lot before Kenneson pulled out his gun and shot the other man.
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Patch reached out to Rumney police and the post office for comment.
Kenneson was held pending his arraignment Wednesday in Grafton County Superior Court.
No additional information was available.
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