Manchester SWAT Responds To Gun Threat Incident

MANCHESTER, NH — Manchester police responded to 55 South Main St. for a report of a woman being threatened by a man with a gun inside the hi-rise apartment building.

Police arrived at about 10:15 a.m., officers quickly located a man and took him into custody without incident. Police also located the woman who had called and brought her to safety. Police made calls to the apartment in question and were able to make contact with another man, according to Manchester Police Spokesperson Heather Hamel.

A police negotiator spoke with the man for a period of time, and he soon exited the building without further incident. Officers cleared the apartment, and a firearm was located inside.

Both men were arrested, one of whom was identified as Jamal Barnwell, 40, of Brooklyn, New York, who is accused of criminal threatening with a deadly weapon and criminal restraint. The second man was identified as Neil Pineda Landaverde, 36, of Manchester, and he was charged with criminal restraint and resisting arrest.

The multi-story building has more than 100 residents, and many had to shelter in place while police investigated the incident.

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