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Jun 22, 2009 6:45 am US/Eastern

N.H. Graduation Party Ends In Armed Standoff

Police Say Student's Dad Fired Rifle

EPPING, N.H. (AP) ―

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An Epping, N.H., father was arrested after police said he fired a rifle several times during an armed standoff at his daughter's high school graduation party.

Police say 50-year-old Bruce Richards faces charges of criminal threatening, reckless conduct and negligent discharge of a firearm after the hour-long standoff early Sunday. Members of the Seacoast Emergency Response Team, which responds to high-risk incidents, were called to assist state and local police.

About 15 family and friends were attending the party for Richards' 18-year-old daughter, Kimberly, who graduated from Epping High School.

Kimberly denied that her father ever threatened police with a gun, the New Hampshire Union-Leader reported.

Richards surrendered peacefully after the standoff, which involved nearly 20 officers.