NH authorities investigating fatal police shooting in Manchester

An investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed by police in Manchester Saturday morning, according to a statement from the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office.

The incident occurred after police responded to the area of South Mammoth Road in Manchester for a report of a suspicious vehicle.

A pursuit then ensued, which ended with the vehicle crashing and a man fleeing the scene, according to the statement.

Police then found and shot the man in the area of 293 South Mammoth Road, authorities said.

Life-saving measures were performed, and the man was brought to a hospital where he later died, according to the statement.

An autopsy is being scheduled. The man's identity will be released once it is completed, according to the statement.

An investigation into the matter is being conducted by the New Hampshire Department of Justice and the New Hampshire State Police Major Crime Unit.

The attorney general's office said that the identity of the officers "who used deadly force" will not be disclosed until formal interviews take place.

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