Concord Police Investigating Shooting On North Spring Street

CONCORD, NH — Concord police are investigating a shooting on North Spring Street on Saturday morning.

Around 11:30 a.m., Concord police were sent to the area of Warren and North Spring streets for an incident report. The caller told dispatch a man, who might live at a nearby rooming house, attempted to drive into him and then pulled a knife on him.

About two minutes later, the caller reported being shot at.

“I did hear a gunshot,” one officer responding to the scene told dispatch.

The man was described as dressed entirely in black. The vehicle was described as a gray car, but the plate did not match the make of the vehicle, dispatch said. They gave three different types of cars it might be, according to scanner chatter.

Several officers headed to the area. One officer detained a man in the parking lot behind 32 N. Spring St., the rooming house. The officer described the man as “uncooperative.” During the next few minutes, the man detained reportedly told officers the shooter went back into the rooming house. Two other people were also detained and North Spring Street was shut down between Warren and School streets.

The watch commander asked officers if they had the shooter and if there were any injuries. An officer reported no injuries but could not confirm whether the shooter was among the three detained. The watch commander said they were trying to get more resources into the city to assist, including other patrol officers and a detective.

A suspect was later identified and connected to one of the rooms in the building. Just before noon, officers entered the building to evacuate it and look for possible victims and evidence. Several tenants were escorted out of the building, they said. They also said the building was cleared.

According to scanner chatter, the owner of the building permitted officers to access the suspect’s room.

One person who was detained was escorted to police headquarters for questioning.

The vehicle in question was discovered to be a rented Volkswagen Jetta owned by Hertz.

Officers canvassed the neighborhood, attempting to find homes with security cameras that may have recorded the incident.

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

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