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MANCHESTER - State; Police and the Attorney Generals Office are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Manchester earlier this morning that left one man dead.
The incident unfolded as police responded to the area of South Mammoth Road in Manchester for a report of a suspicious vehicle. Upon arrival a pursuit ensued which ended with a motor vehicle crash and an adult male fleeing the scene, according to a release from the Attorney Generals Office. A foot pursuit followed, and in a subsequent encounter with police the adult male was shot in the area of 293 South Mammoth Road.
Life saving measures were attempted, but the male died later at a hospital.
The investigation by the New Hampshire Department of Justice and the New Hampshire State Police Major Crime Unit into the shooting is ongoing.
The identity of the man will be released after an autopsy is completed.
The names of the officers who used deadly force will not be disclosed until formal interviews take place.
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