SOMERSWORTH, N.H. — A homicide investigation is underway after a man was killed and a second person was hurt in a shooting in Somersworth, New Hampshire, late Monday night.
Officers and EMS were dispatched to an apartment building at 97 High Street for a reported shooting.
Upon arrival, officers found a man, later identified as 36-year-old Jeffrey Prouty, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Once inside the building, officers found a second man, an unidentified 31-year-old, with multiple injuries.
Both men were transferred to a nearby hospital for medical treatment, where Prouty was later pronounced deceased.
Investigators say they believe several people saw the two men arguing moments before the shooting.
“At this time, the parties directly involved in the incident have been identified, and there is no known threat to the general public,” Attorney General John M. Formella, New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall, and Somersworth Police Chief Timothy McLin said in a joint statement.
They are asking anyone who may have witnessed that altercation to contact the Somersworth Police Department at 603-692-3131.
The incident is currently under investigation.
No further information was immediately available.
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