Crime & Safety
Multiple Weekend Gunfire Incidents Investigated In Manchester
Detectives are eyeing shootings in the city where buildings and cars were hit with bullets. A gunshot victim was brought to CMC Hospital.
MANCHESTER, NH — Manchester police responded to multiple calls involving gunfire on Sunday including a shooting victim who was also brought to Catholic Medical Center.
Police received multiple reports of shots fired on Silver Street near Hall Street at about 4:20 a.m. A witness in the area said that a car and a building were hit by gunfire but police could not confirm that at this time.
While officers were investigating the Silver Street shooting incident, Manchester Police Sgt. Richard Brown confirmed, officers heard gunfire coming from the area of Union Street near Harvard Street. Officers responded to the area of the gunfire on Union Street, set up a perimeter, and closed streets. Police found multiple shell casings on Union Street between Harvard and Hayward Streets. At about 4:55 a.m. police received a report that a male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound was brought to Catholic Medical Center.
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The condition and age of the man have not been released by police.
On Sunday morning, parts of Union Street were closed off with crime scene tape as detectives investigated the incident and gathered evidence.
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Brown said police do not know if any of the three incidents are related but it was an active investigation at this time.
On Friday, several streets were closed off on Notre Dame Avenue in the area of Hecker Street when multiple shots were fired at buildings. A resident from one of the buildings confirmed their building was struck by gunfire multiple times at about 9 p.m.
The Manchester police dispatch log also reports “gunshot heard” on Friday morning just before 1:00 a.m. in the area of Bodwell Road.
Saturday morning at about 1:15 a.m., the dispatch log reported “gunshot heard” at Lowell and Elm streets.
The dispatch log is only an indication that police were sent to investigate a call, and it has not been confirmed if there was actual gunfire.
Police confirm detectives were interviewing people and gathering evidence for the Silver Street shooting and the Union Street shooting.
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