Concord Man Arrested For Firing Gun, Making Threat, Assault: Cops

CONCORD, NH — A local man was arrested on numerous charges after a domestic disturbance reportedly involving a handgun and threats on Shaker Road on the east side on Friday. Richard Murray, 66, of Shaker Road in Concord, was arrested on May 24, 2019, and charged with criminal threatening against a person with a firearm, reckless conduct with a deadly weapon-firearm, and domestic violence-reckless conduct with a deadly weapon-firearm, all felonies. He was also charged with simple assault and domestic violence-simple assault.

At just after 9 a.m. on Friday, officers were sent to Shaker Road, just north of Pekoe Drive, for a report of a domestic disturbance. Responding officers met with a man and woman who had fled the home on foot. They alleged that a man at the home had discharged a firearm during the disturbance, according to Lt. Sean Ford, the commander of the criminal investigations unit for the Concord Police Department.

“Investigators concluded that there was an argument inside the home between Mr. Murray and the two victims,” Ford stated. “At one point, Mr. Murray produced a handgun and pointed it at the male victim and threatened to kill him. He then physically assaulted the female victim. At some point during the altercation, he discharged the handgun outside of the residence in close proximity to the female victim.”

Murray was arrested and charged. No bail or court information was available at post time.

Police, however, are asking for the public to come forward if they have any information about the case. Contact Concord police at 603-225-8600 or leave an anonymous tip at the Concord Regional Crimeline at 603-226-3100.

Previously, according to posts on Patch, Murray was summoned to court four times for having a menacing or nuisance dog in 2015, and 2016. He was also arrested and charged with disorderly conduct in January 2016.

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