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catnhatnh

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Tue May 13, 2014, 12:54 PM May 2014

NH Neighbors detail chaos at fatal cop shooting,blast

Source: Boston Herald

BRENTWOOD, N.H. — A loud, heated argument in a house where an elderly man lived with his reclusive son was followed by rapid gunfire that left a police officer dead yesterday afternoon — and then as SWAT teams surrounded the house, it caught fire and exploded in an upscale 55-plus neighborhood, according to witnesses, officials and media reports.

When the cop walked into the house, we heard a whole bunch of gunfire,” Susan Hughes told the newspaper. “It sounded kind of automatic — it was bam, bam, bam. There was a lot of rapid gunfire — not a shot here or there.”

The house began burning, setting fire to surrounding trees, and then exploded, blowing out walls, doors and windows, and shifting the structure on its foundation. A utility worker on the scene said he believed a car in the garage caught fire and exploded.

Read more: http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/05/nh_neighbors_detail_chaos_at_fatal_cop_shooting_blast

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NH Neighbors detail chaos at fatal cop shooting,blast (Original Post) catnhatnh May 2014 OP
I saw that on the news. Archae May 2014 #1
terrorists or gun nuts? SansACause May 2014 #2
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