Authorities: Police Gunfire Did Not Kill 8-Year-Old Who Was Found in Vehicle on I-95 Bridge

Authorities: Police Gunfire Did Not Kill 8-Year-Old Who Was Found in Vehicle on I-95 Bridge
The Piscataqua River Bridge in Portsmouth, N.H., on Aug. 29, 2024. Caleb Jones/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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KITTERY, Maine—A man being pursued in the killing of his wife in New Hampshire was shot by police and tumbled from the Interstate 95 bridge that connects the state to Maine, officials said Thursday. Their 8-year-old boy was found dead in the back seat of the father’s vehicle afterward.

The boy’s death was not caused by gunfire from three law enforcement officials who discharged their firearms after the man stepped out of his vehicle and raised a weapon after failed attempts to negotiate with him, Col. William Ross, chief of Maine State Police, told reporters.