May 2, 2008 1:33 pm US/Eastern
New Questions, Few Answers In N.H. Cop Shooting
CONCORD, N.H. (WBZ) ―
New information obtained by WBZ-TV leads to more questions in the shooting of a Concord, New Hampshire police officer, by a fellow officer early Thursday morning.
WBZ-TV has learned that the officers drove themselves to the hospital after the shooting; police had not requested to use the building; and the operators of the credit union where the shooting took place have been given few answers.
According to the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office, four officers were inside the Granite State Credit Union building on Sheep Davis Road, when one officer's gun discharged and hit a fellow officer in the chest. It happened around 4:30 a.m. on Thursday. The officer who was hit was wearing a bullet proof vest and suffered only minor injuries.
No information has been provided about what led up to the shooting, or whether the gun was discharged accidentally or on purpose.
The Vice President of Risk and Security for the Granite State Credit Union says the Concord Police Department did not request to use their building, and they have not been told why the four officers were there early Thursday morning. Credit union officials say they have been given no information about the early morning shooting. The bank is under construction, but the doors were secure, as far as credit union officials know. They do not have an officer stationed at the building.
The Concord Fire Department tells WBZ-TV that they were never called to respond to the shooting. They say the officers drove themselves to the hospital.
The officers were on duty at the time of the shooting, but Concord Police are not commenting on the officers' status at the department now, including whether they have been placed on administrative leave.
In response to a citizen's questions about why the officers' names are not being released, investigators at the Attorney General's office tell us, "We don't always release names immediately. It depends on the case. We don't release names until we get a hand on the facts and we're not there yet."
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