Crime & Safety
Nashua Shooting: Teen Held on $100K Bail
Christopher Baxter, of Nashua, was charged with reckless conduct and falsifying evidence.
NASHUA, NH — A Nashua teenager was arrested in connection with a shooting over the weekend. Christopher Baxter, 19, with no fixed address, was charged with reckless conduct and falsifying evidence.
On Saturday at about 7:30 p.m., officers were called to a downtown residence and found a juvenile with a gunshot wound, according to Nashua police Capt. David Bailey. The juvenile was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
Detectives conducted an investigation and obtained an arrest warrant for Baxter, who was arrested Sunday at about 2:30 p.m.
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Police didn't identify the victim or say if Baxter was the one who shot the victim.
Baxter was held on $100,000 bail pending an arraignment.
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Photo: Christopher Baxter. (Credit: Nashua police)
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