Shooter Kills Security Guard Before Being Fatally Shot at New Hampshire Psychiatric Hospital

Shooter Kills Security Guard Before Being Fatally Shot at New Hampshire Psychiatric Hospital
A police officer manning a roadblock talks with an employee of New Hampshire Hospital who was trying to get to work, in Concord, N.H., on Nov. 17, 2023. Michael Dwyer/AP Photo
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CONCORD, N.H.—A shooter killed a security guard in the lobby of New Hampshire’s state psychiatric hospital on Friday before being fatally shot by a state trooper, officials said.

The shooting happened around 3:30 p.m. at New Hampshire Hospital and was contained to the front lobby of the 185-bed facility, State Police Col. Mark Hall said at a news conference. He said CPR was performed on the victim, who later died at Concord Hospital.