BEDFORD, NH - During the early morning hours on Saturday, January 4th, a police officer with the Bedford Police Department (BPD) was shot after a scuffle with a suspect who was later arrested.
According to WMUR, BPD said that just before 1:00 a.m., police responded to the Country Inn & Suites on South River Road for a report of a suspicious man. Upon arriving on scene, officers began to investigate when the suspect, 40-year-old Jared Masseur was seen and the ran away.
Officers tried to arrest Masseur, but he resisted and began to fight the officers. During the struggle with the two officers, a gun discharged as Masseur reached for an officer's holster and tried to take the officer's gun. Police said the gun fired during the struggle and hit the officer in the leg.
The officer who was wounded, called his K9, Odin, who responded to the struggle and helped apprehend Masseur. The suspect was arrested by the two officers, including the one who was shot. BPD Chief Daniel Douidi said in a statement, "When we got the phone call, the worst nightmare as a chief is or any of our officers getting that phone call in the middle of the night because, you know, an officer was involved in a, hurt or involved in a shooting."
The officer who was shot was taken to a Manchester hospital. According to the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office, the officer is in stable condition with a non-life-threatening injury.
As the police continue their investigation, the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office said it is monitoring the incident. Right now, police are providing support for the officer's family. Douidi said, "When something like this happens, I think you just we just think that the officer wasn't as more injured than he already is."
Police said Masseur was treated at the scene and then evaluated at the hospital. He has been charged with resisting arrest or detention, second-degree assault, attempting to take a firearm from a law enforcement officer, and felon in possession of a dangerous weapon.
Police said that Masseur also had outstanding warrants on charges of felon in possession of a dangerous weapon and possession of drugs. He is being held on preventative detention and is expected to be arraigned on Monday, January 6th, in Merrimack District Court.
Douidi said, "This guy was a dangerous criminal. The reason why he ran and fled from our officers is he had some felony warrants for drug activity, weapons." The investigation remains ongoing.
In a separate incident, police in Winston, South Carolina, are investigating a fatal shooting that happened during a fight early Sunday morning on December 29th. According to reports, police said that they were called to a parking lot in the 400 block of East Monmouth Street where they found a man dead from a gunshot wound.
Police said a second victim arrived at a hospital while officers were at the scene of the shooting. Police said both victims were at a party nearby when people started fighting in a parking lot. Multiple people reportedly fired guns during the fight.
The man who was killed has been identified as 23-year-old Kobbie Jaheim Soini Wilson. The second victim, a 20-year-old man, had a gunshot wound and is in serious, non-life-threatening condition. Police have not yet shared information about the possible suspects.
According to WMUR, BPD said that just before 1:00 a.m., police responded to the Country Inn & Suites on South River Road for a report of a suspicious man. Upon arriving on scene, officers began to investigate when the suspect, 40-year-old Jared Masseur was seen and the ran away.
Officers tried to arrest Masseur, but he resisted and began to fight the officers. During the struggle with the two officers, a gun discharged as Masseur reached for an officer's holster and tried to take the officer's gun. Police said the gun fired during the struggle and hit the officer in the leg.
The officer who was wounded, called his K9, Odin, who responded to the struggle and helped apprehend Masseur. The suspect was arrested by the two officers, including the one who was shot. BPD Chief Daniel Douidi said in a statement, "When we got the phone call, the worst nightmare as a chief is or any of our officers getting that phone call in the middle of the night because, you know, an officer was involved in a, hurt or involved in a shooting."
The officer who was shot was taken to a Manchester hospital. According to the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office, the officer is in stable condition with a non-life-threatening injury.
As the police continue their investigation, the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office said it is monitoring the incident. Right now, police are providing support for the officer's family. Douidi said, "When something like this happens, I think you just we just think that the officer wasn't as more injured than he already is."
Police said Masseur was treated at the scene and then evaluated at the hospital. He has been charged with resisting arrest or detention, second-degree assault, attempting to take a firearm from a law enforcement officer, and felon in possession of a dangerous weapon.
Police said that Masseur also had outstanding warrants on charges of felon in possession of a dangerous weapon and possession of drugs. He is being held on preventative detention and is expected to be arraigned on Monday, January 6th, in Merrimack District Court.
Douidi said, "This guy was a dangerous criminal. The reason why he ran and fled from our officers is he had some felony warrants for drug activity, weapons." The investigation remains ongoing.
In a separate incident, police in Winston, South Carolina, are investigating a fatal shooting that happened during a fight early Sunday morning on December 29th. According to reports, police said that they were called to a parking lot in the 400 block of East Monmouth Street where they found a man dead from a gunshot wound.
Police said a second victim arrived at a hospital while officers were at the scene of the shooting. Police said both victims were at a party nearby when people started fighting in a parking lot. Multiple people reportedly fired guns during the fight.
The man who was killed has been identified as 23-year-old Kobbie Jaheim Soini Wilson. The second victim, a 20-year-old man, had a gunshot wound and is in serious, non-life-threatening condition. Police have not yet shared information about the possible suspects.
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