Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday the Justice Department is investigating whether the shooting was a hate crime.
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Man who fatally shot guard at New Hampshire hospital was banned from having guns, records say
John Madore, who was killed by police during the incident, should not have been able to acquire weapons after a 2016 arrest, but he used a pistol in the shooting and had an AR-style rifle in his truck. It’s unclear how he got them.
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OSHA finds fatal Massachusetts plant explosion could have been prevented
An investigation into the blast that killed a 62-year-old man in Newburyport last spring found 11 violations.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Slain New Hampshire security guard honored at candlelight vigil
Bradley Haas was shot to death Friday afternoon in the lobby of the state psychiatric hospital and the gunman was then shot and killed by a state trooper assigned to the hospital.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Investigators probe for motive behind shooting at New Hampshire psychiatric hospital
Michael Garrity, a spokesperson for the attorney general’s office, said Sunday that the investigation into the shooting ‘is active and ongoing.’
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Authorities say they have identified New Hampshire shooting suspect who killed hospital security officer
Attorney General John Formella said 33-year-old John Madore entered New Hampshire Hospital on Friday afternoon and killed Bradley Haas, a state Department of Safety security officer.
Posted inAnimals, New England
Dogs are coming down with an unusual respiratory illness in several U.S. states
David Needle, senior veterinary pathologist at the University of New Hampshire’s New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, has been investigating the mysterious disease for almost a year.
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Shooter kills security guard before being fatally shot at New Hampshire psychiatric hospital
The shooting comes 3 weeks after 18 people were killed and 13 others injured in a mass shooting in Lewiston.
Posted inNew England, Politics
Democratic Party office in New Hampshire hit with antisemitic graffiti
Swastikas and slurs were spray painted on the Belknap County Democratic Committee building.
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Massachusetts lawmakers fail to approve emergency shelter aid
The state’s shelter system hit a self-imposed limit of 7,500 families last week.