Concord Police Investigating Gun Threat Incident At Durgin Block Garage On School Street

CONCORD, NH — Concord police are investigating a gun threat incident on the top floor of the Durgin Block Parking Garage on School Street Friday night, not far from revelers enjoying the 50th Annual Market Days Festival.

Around 8:30 p.m., police dispatch received a report from a caller that an unknown man pulled a gun on them in the garage. The caller gave the dispatcher the plate number of the vehicle the man was occupying. The dispatcher looked at security cameras and confirmed several people were on the top floor of the garage.

Several officers headed to the area while dispatch gave them the license plates, makes, and models of the vehicles leaving. As they headed to the garage, a dispatcher said, “I just saw the gun,” and said the guy with the gun was in a blue Ford. They could not confirm from security cameras if it was real or a BB gun, they said.

Officers intercepted several vehicles while another officer began eyeing security footage for license plates. The suspect vehicle was stopped on the fourth floor of the garage. According to an officer, the driver was detained in handcuffs for officer safety and placed in the back of a cruiser. Witnesses on the first floor of the garage were questioned. A green Mini Cooper that left the scene was stopped outside the Statehouse on North State Street. Two other vehicles were stopped in the Merrimack County Savings Bank parking lot next door.

One officer, while examining the Ford, reported seeing a bullet on the floor of the vehicle, according to scanner chatter.

During the investigation, other officers were sent to the garage, and some headed to other calls, including a Dunkin’ Donuts on South Main Street theft incident and a woman screaming that someone was trying to kill her, which was heard in the area of the dog park on Old Turnpike Road.

One witness claimed the man who pointed the gun at his friend was involved with his ex-girlfriend. Another officer said they believed the man and the ex-girlfriend were associated with a call they were involved with in May.

At least one person was taken into custody.

A tow truck was requested to remove the Ford from the garage.

Concord NH Patch will update this post when more information becomes available.

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