Nashua Car Theft Suspect Dies After Being Shot By State Police

NASHUA, NH — A suspect in a car theft in Nashua and a carjacking in Lowell, Massachusetts, died after being shot by Massachusetts State Police Sunday in Byfield. Thomas Murray, 31, of Dracut, MA, succumbed to injuries after being taken to Anna Jacques Hospital in Newburyport. The series of incidents began in Lowell when Murray carjacked a Subaru around 3:15 p.m., according to reports. New Hampshire State Police and Nashua police tracked the car to the area of Freshwater Court in Nashua.

Police searched the area but were unable to locate the vehicle. An app used to track the car stopped functioning and Freshwater was the last location, according to scanner chatter.

Around 5 p.m., police received a call from the Tulley BMW dealership in Nashua that a black BMW X5 SUV had been stolen at knifepoint. One employee was reportedly stabbed during the incident and was treated at the business.

The description of the suspect who took the car at Tulley matched the description of the suspect from the Lowell incident, according to police.

Shortly after Nashua police arrived to the dealership, they quickly located the Subaru parked near vehicles that were for sale. Police and state troopers searched for the SUV but were unable to find it.

Later Sunday, Massachusetts State Police found the SUV and a chase ensued with troopers tracking the vehicle at approximately 95 mph on Interstate 95. The suspect then exited the highway to the Prime Energy gas state on Central Street, according to the Newburyport News.

There, the vehicle was blocked by troopers and police, according to scanner chatter. The driver attempted to hit the vehicles with the SUV and he was shot, according to radio transmissions.

In a report, state police confirmed "a weapon or weapons were discharged."

EMTs were called to the gas station and the suspect was taken to the hospital around 7 p.m.. Initial reports indicate that no police officers were injured, state police said.

The Newburyport News report stated police vehicles surrounded the BMW at the gas station. The vehicle's driver's side door was open — with clothing and other items seen on the ground. Police also gave the man medical treatment before he was taken to the hospital, the newspaper reported Monday.

"Investigation is ongoing, more information to be provided later this evening from the District Attorney’s office and Colonel Christopher Mason," Massachusetts State Police said on Twitter.

Murray, according to press reports, may have been involved in other car thefts last weekend in Boston and North Andover, according to state police, although that information has not been confirmed.

Nashua NH Patch will update this report when more information becomes available.

Tony Schinella contributed to this report.