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Man shot and killed by officer in Northwood, New Hampshire

Police responded to a home after a disturbance call. One officer was also injured in the incident.
Credit: NBC

NORTHWOOD, N.H. — The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office is investigating the circumstances that led a police officer to shoot and kill a man in Northwood Tuesday morning. 

Police responded to a home on Route 4 following a disturbance call, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said Tuesday in a press release.

One officer was injured during the incident, but officials did not say the extent of the officer's injuries.

The identity of the man who died is being withheld until his family has been notified. New Hampshire's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will perform an autopsy. 

The name of the officer involved in the incident is being withheld pending the conclusion of a formal interview, Formella said. 

There is no known threat to the public in relation to the incident, the release stated. Officials are still investigating exactly what happened. 

NEWS CENTER Maine will update this story as more information becomes available.

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