Police-involved shooting leads to standoff, arrest in Tuftonboro

TUFTONBORO - A police-involved shooting in Tuftonboro on Tuesday led to a standoff and arrest of an unidentified man.

The incident occurred around 11 a.m. in the area of Canaan Road when a Carroll County Sheriff's Deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a motor vehicle operated by a male individual known to the deputy.

During the stop there was an apparent discharge of firearms, however officials have not released who fired the weapon.

No one was struck or injured, and the male subject ultimately fled into an adjacent dwelling where he remained until he was taken into custody by law enforcement, according to a Troop E press release sent Tuesday night.

The circumstances surrounding what led up to the event, including the discharge of weapons is ongoing. The names of the male arrested and deputy will be released when the probe is completed, officials said.

If anyone has additional information, they are asked to contact Detective Sergeant Kempes Corbally at (603) 223-8928 or Kempes.R.Corbally@dos.nh.gov.