Investigators have released the identity of a man fatally shot by police Sunday night in Nashua. The attorney general’s office said an autopsy determined Ryan Prudhomme, 41, of Pelham, died from a single gunshot wound to the chest. Around 8:45 p.m., Nashua police encountered Prudhomme, who they said was armed with a handgun, outside a Lowe’s home improvement store at 143 Daniel Webster Highway, investigators with the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said . ” “ammunition, while another officer fired a gun. Investigators said life-saving measures were attempted, but the man died. “The definition of homicide is used by the medical examiner as simply the killing of one person by another,” said Assistant Attorney General Adam Woods. “He reaches no legal conclusion as to the merits of the case and the circumstances surrounding it.”>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <
Investigators have released the identity of a man fatally shot by police Sunday night in Nashua.
The attorney general’s office said an autopsy determined Ryan Prudhomme, 41, of Pelham, died from a single gunshot wound to the chest.
About 8:45 p.m., Nashua police encountered Prudhomme, who they said was armed with a handgun, outside a Lowe’s home improvement store at 143 Daniel Webster Highway, investigators with the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said.
Officials said two officers fired what was described as “less lethal” ammunition, while another officer fired a gun.
Investigators said life-saving measures were attempted, but the man died.
“The definition of homicide is used by the medical examiner as simply the killing of one person by another,” said Assistant Attorney General Adam Woods. “He reaches no legal conclusion as to the basis of the case and the circumstances surrounding it.”
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No law enforcement officers were injured, authorities said.
Nashua police had responded to the store in response to a report from Pelham police about a Pelham man who was armed earlier in the evening and was last seen leaving his home, according to police. responsible.
Sources told News 9 Investigates that just before 8 p.m., Pelham Police received a call from a relative about the man. They said he suffered from a mental health issue and was armed with a gun. Police searched the area and were unable to find him. An alert was issued to area police and, a short time later, the man was found in the Lowe’s parking lot.
The identities of the officers involved in the shooting will not be released until formal interviews take place in the next 5 to 10 days.
“They will be interviewed by New Hampshire Department of Justice investigators, and their identities will be revealed once those interviews are completed,” Woods said.
Officials said the investigation by the New Hampshire Department of Justice and the New Hampshire State Police Major Crimes Unit is ongoing.