I-95 bridge reopened after shooting

NOW. GOOD MORNING. IT'S 10:00 AM. WE CONTINUE TO CHECK FOR THE LATEST NEWS FROM PORTSMOUTH AND TROY. THE PISCATAQUA RIVER BRIDGE ON INTERSTATE 95 JUST REOPENED AFTER BEING CLOSED FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE CLOSURE WAS FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAID WAS RELATED TO THE DEATHS OF A WOMAN AND CHILD. WE HAVE VIDEO FROM ABOUT HALF AN HOUR AGO OF A CAR BEING TOWED OFF THE BRIDGE JUST BEFORE IT REOPENED. AUTHORITIES SAY A MAN WAS KILLED THIS MORNING IN A SHOOTING INVOLVING A POLICE OFFICER. OUR TEAM ON THE SCENE HEARD ABOUT 450 SHOTS FROM THE BRIDGE THIS MORNING. WE WANT TO GET OUT RIGHT NOW. LIVE TO WMUR RAY BREWER, WHO HAS BEEN IN PORTSMOUTH SINCE EARLY THIS DAY TO GIVE US A UPDATE. RAY. JEANNE. AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE BRIDGE LIVE HERE AND YOU CAN SEE THAT AS YOU MENTIONED, IT'S NOW OPEN AGAIN. TRAFFIC IS FLOWING OVER IT BUT THERE IS STILL A LOT OF BACKUP IN AND AROUND PORTSMOUTH. ACCORDING TO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THIS STARTED IN TROY WHERE A MAN KILLED A WOMAN IN A HOUSE ON MONADNOCK STREET IN TROY AND THEN MOVED EAST WHERE THERE FINALLY WAS A CONFRONTATION WITH POLICE EARLY THIS MORNING ON THE PISCATAQUA RIVER BRIDGE. WE HEARD THE GUNS FIRED AT AROUND 450 AM THIS MORNING. THE SUSPECT IN THE MURDER CASE WAS SHOT BY POLICE. THE MAINE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE IS NOW INVESTIGATING THIS LOCAL OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING. WE HAVE VIDEO OF SOME POLICE OFFICERS EXAMINATING THE SCENE EARLY THIS DAY. WHILE THEY WERE CONDUCTING THE INVESTIGATION, POLICE ALSO MADE A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY. THEY FOUND AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD CHILD FATALLY SHOT IN THE SUSPECT'S VEHICLE. BUT THE EXACT CIRCUMSTANCES ARE CONTINUED TO BE INVESTIGATED. TAKE A LIVE LOOK NOW AT THE SARAH LONG BRIDGE. THIS WAS ONE OF THE MAJOR BRIDGES THAT TRAFFIC WAS RE-ROUTED OVER. YOU CAN SEE THERE IS STILL A BACKUP AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE FOR TRAFFIC TO GET BACK TO NORMAL IN THIS AREA. AND OF COURSE THIS COMES DIRECTLY AS WE APPROACH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. RIGHT NOW, AT THIS TIME, WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE NATURE OF THE RELATIONSHIP WAS BETWEEN THE MAN, THE WOMAN AND THE CHILD. WE HOPE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT IN THE COMING DAYS. LIVE FROM PORTSMOUTH, RAY BREWER WMUR NEWS NINE. AND WE KNOW THAT THE MAINE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE WILL BE LEADING THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE POLICE-INVOLVED SHOOTING. AGAIN, THIS IS LEADING TO A LOT OF BACKUP ON AND AROUND THE BRIDGE. EVEN THOUGH THE BRIDGE IS NOW REOPEN, WE HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN PORTSMOUTH. KEEP IN MIND, THIS IS A BUSY AREA. Normally about 70,000 motorists travel across this bridge daily, and it has been closed for several hours. So we are seeing a lot of problems in and around this area, so be aware of that. If you can avoid this area around the Piscataqua Bridge for the next couple of hours, you may want to do so, if only because there is a lot of backup on and around the bridge, which has now reopened. The residual traffic is expected to continue for a while as many people are putting their Labor Day travel plans into action. A very difficult morning in this area of ​​the state. We will bring you more details as information comes into our newsroom. THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WE CONTINUE TO BRING YOU

Update: I-95 bridge reopened after shooting; investigation ongoing

Updated: 10:11 a.m. EDT, August 29, 2024

VIDEO: Officials said police tackled a man on the bridge early Thursday morning and the man was fatally shot. The body of an 8-year-old child was found in his vehicle.

VIDEO: Officials said police encountered a man on the bridge early Thursday morning and he was fatally shot. The body of an 8-year-old child was found in his vehicle.