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An officer-involved shooting in Manchester, New Hampshire has left one man dead.
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The incident began near South Mammoth Road after police received a call for a suspicious car around 4:30 a.m. Officers responded to the area and a chase began with the vehicle. A man fled the scene after the vehicle crashed, which resulted in police chasing him on foot.
A “subsequent encounter with police” resulted in the man being shot. Bill, who lives right next to where the shooting occurred, says he saw police chasing after the suspect. Police say the man had an encounter with police and was shot.
“I saw [the cops] go down the street, and I saw them shoot like seven times,” Bill said.
He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said that the man’s identity will be released following an autopsy.
“It’s very shocking. Couldn’t imagine what happened,” one resident said.
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A quiet neighborhood
The shooting took place near a school and rattled neighbors who said it is a quiet neighborhood.
“Muffled pops and then that was kind of it. They always say, ‘Don’t run from the police.’ That’s the biggest thing. If you’re innocent, just stop, follow their commands,” resident Rick Smith said.
South Mammoth Road remained closed on Saturday as police spoke to neighbors about the incident.
“It’s a busier street. Nothing like this. Never had anything to this magnitude,” Smith said.
“There’s a lot of families. Everybody is very kind to each other,” a resident said. “It’s pretty disturbing.”
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The shooting is under investigation by New Hampshire State Police.
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A prelicensed therapist who had been practicing in Bow, N.H., was arrested Monday based on an allegation that he sexually assaulted a patient during an in-office visit, police said.
Daniel Thibeault, who faces two counts of felonious sexual assault and one count of aggravated felonious sexual assault, is being held at the Merrimack County jail pending his arraignment, according to a statement from the Bow Police Department.
Daniel Thibeault, a New Hampshire therapist arrested for alleged sexual assault of a patient.Courtesy of Bow Police Department
Thibeault had been a candidate for licensure who was subject to a supervisory agreement since May 2024, according to state records. His arrest comes after the presiding officer of the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice suspended his privileges to practice in the state in late December, citing the alleged assault.
Bow police had notified the state’s Office of Professional Licensure and Certification in early December that Thibeault was accused of sexually assaulting the patient despite her “audible demands to stop,” according to an order signed by an administrative law judge.
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The incident was reported to Bow police in August, prompting an investigation by Detective Sergeant Tyler Coady that led to a warrant being issued for Thibeault‘s arrest, police said.
Efforts to reach Thibeault for comment were unsuccessful Monday. It was not immediately clear whether he has an attorney.
Police said the investigation is considered active and ongoing. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact Coady at 603-223-3956 or tcoady@bownhpd.gov.
Steven Porter can be reached at steven.porter@globe.com. Follow him @reporterporter.
