One woman is dead after being shot by police in Northfield overnight, the Attorney General’s Office confirmed. Northfield police were called to a home on Vine Street for a reported domestic disturbance. While officers were responding to that call, an adult woman was shot by a police officer. She died at the scene. The exact events leading up to the shooting are still unclear at this time. The Attorney General’s Office is in charge of the investigation. A viewer told News 9 that around 1:30 a.m. on Monday, there were 15 emergency vehicles surrounding the home. A steady presence of New Hampshire State Police remained on the scene for several hours. The woman’s name has not been released, and an autopsy will be scheduled to determine the cause and manner of death. Additionally, the Attorney General’s Office has not released the name of the police officer involved. It is standard protocol during officer-involved shootings that the name of those law enforcement personnel involved is not released until the Attorney General’s Office conducts formal interviews. According to the Attorney General’s Office, there is no known threat to the public at this time. The investigation remains active and ongoing.
NORTHFIELD, N.H. —
One woman is dead after being shot by police in Northfield overnight, the Attorney General’s Office confirmed.
Northfield police were called to a home on Vine Street for a reported domestic disturbance. While officers were responding to that call, an adult woman was shot by a police officer. She died at the scene.
The exact events leading up to the shooting are still unclear at this time. The Attorney General’s Office is in charge of the investigation.
A viewer told News 9 that around 1:30 a.m. on Monday, there were 15 emergency vehicles surrounding the home. A steady presence of New Hampshire State Police remained on the scene for several hours.
The woman’s name has not been released, and an autopsy will be scheduled to determine the cause and manner of death.
Additionally, the Attorney General’s Office has not released the name of the police officer involved. It is standard protocol during officer-involved shootings that the name of those law enforcement personnel involved is not released until the Attorney General’s Office conducts formal interviews.
According to the Attorney General’s Office, there is no known threat to the public at this time. The investigation remains active and ongoing.
