Police kill man on I-95 bridge between New Hampshire and Maine, child and woman found dead

PORTSMOUTH, NH – The Interstate 95 Piscataqua River Bridge, which connects New Hampshire and Maine, was closed after police shot and killed a wanted man and subsequently found a dead child in his car.

According to New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella, the unidentified man killed a woman in a home in Troy overnight and then drove to the bridge in Portsmouth, which is on the state line with Kittery, Maine.

Formella's office said police “attacked” the man on the bridge and shot at him.

8-year-old killed

“Police on the bridge also found an 8-year-old child who had been shot in the adult man's vehicle. The exact circumstances of this incident remain under investigation,” the Attorney General's Office said in a statement on Thursday morning.

The Maine Attorney General's Office is also investigating the shooting on the bridge.

New Hampshire – Maine bridge closed

“There is currently no danger to the public,” said Formella's office. The bridge was completely closed at around 5 a.m.

“The I-95 Piscataqua River Bridge remains closed in both directions due to the ongoing investigation. Traffic is currently being diverted to the other two local bridges in the area. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes.”

No further information is available at this stage of the investigation.