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PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A man connected to a homicide in New Hampshire was fatally shot by police on a bridge that connects the state to Maine. An 8-year-old child was found shot to death in the man’s car, the attorney general’s office said Thursday.
The Piscataqua River Bridge along Interstate 95 has been closed since about 3 a.m. and traffic was backed up on both sides as drivers were diverted to two other bridges. The Piscataqua bridge connects Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Kittery, Maine.
The incident appears to have started with a man killing a woman at a home overnight in Troy, New Hampshire, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) away in the western part of the state, and then driving to the bridge, Attorney General John Formella said in a news release.
“Early this morning police engaged with the adult male on the bridge in an incident that ended with the male being fatally shot. The Maine Attorney General’s Office is now investigating that officer-involved shooting incident,” the news release said.
“Police on the bridge also found an 8-year-old child fatally shot” in the man’s vehicle, the news release said. “The exact circumstances surrounding this incident remain under active investigation.”
There was no threat to the public and the bridge remained closed in both directions because of the investigation, the news release said.
No names have been released.
Between 70,000 and 80,000 vehicles use the Piscataqua bridge each day, according to the Maine Department of Transportation.
Associated Press reporters David Sharp in Portland, Maine, and Kathy McCormack in Concord, New Hampshire, contributed to this report.
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A 26-year-old woman, who owns a dog training and kennel facility in Brentwood, New Hampshire, has been arrested after a video surfaced online showing apparent animal cruelty in Methuen, Massachusetts.
Brentwood police notified the Methuen Police Department about the video on Jan. 2. A preliminary investigation then identified the woman in the video as Maddison Eastman.
Police obtained an arrest warrant for Eastman on two counts of animal cruelty, and she turned herself into Lawrence District Court last Wednesday.
Eastman was arraigned Friday. Information from her court appearance wasn’t immediately available, and officials haven’t released further details about what Eastman allegedly did.
Methuen police said they’ll have no further comment at this time and referred all inquiries to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office.
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David M. Parr, 63, of Merrimack NH passed away on Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack after a long battle with cancer.
He was born in Nashua, NH on September 26th, 1962, one of six children to the late Albert and Pauline (Fish) Parr. He was raised in Nashua and was a graduate of Nashua High School, Class of 1981.
David spent his entire career working in sales for several building products companies. In his free time, he enjoyed working around his house perfecting his lawn and yard, fly fishing, camping with a great campfire and stories, hiking, backpacking, watching the Bruins and Patriots, and following politics. Most of all he loved raising and spending time with his children with his wife and constantly sharing his dad jokes to make them laugh. He was so proud of both Brendan and Shannon and the amazing adults they became.
Along with his parents, he was pre-deceased by an infant brother, Michael Parr and a brother-in-law, Robert LeBrun.
He will be forever loved and remembered by his wife of 31 years, Lorraine (Plante) Parr; two children, Brendan Parr and his fiancée Anna Conte, and Shannon Parr; five siblings, Susan Cole-Kelly, Debra Murphy, Bonnie and her husband Patrick Mihealsick, Lauren LeBrun and Dan Parr and his wife Darcey along with numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation hours will be held at the Rivet Funeral Home, 425 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack NH on Friday, January 16th, 2026 from 5 – 7 PM. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of Mercy Church, 16 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack on Saturday, January 17th at 9 AM. Burial will follow at Last Rest Cemetery.
Kindly visit rivetfuneralhome.com to leave an online condolence for the family.
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