Attorney general says troopers justified in firing guns during standoff in Plymouth
The Attorney General's investigation found the troopers' use of force, involving 76 shots fired with 13 hitting Steinfeldt, was legally justified during the standoff at the Federal House Inn.
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AG: Troopers Justified After Firing At Least 76 Rounds at Man Who Committed Suicide
By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella determined that November’s deadly stand-off in Plymouth during which Kevin Steinfeldt was hit by at least 13 bullets out of the estimated 76 fired by six different New Hampshire State Troopers was justified. And, that Steinfeldt, 58, died by suicide, and that police fired first. And, if not for the apparent self-inflicted gunshot to the head, Steinfeldt would have likel…
Attorney general says troopers justified in firing guns during standoff in Plymouth
The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office said Thursday that six state troopers were legally justified when they fired their guns last fall during an armed standoff in Plymouth.
·New Hampshire, United States
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