Queen City Man Accused Of Firing Shotgun Out Of An Apartment Window In Nashua: Police

NASHUA, NH — A man from Manchester was arrested on Monday, accused of firing a shotgun out of an apartment window in Nashua and resisting arrest.

Police were sent to the area of Heon Court for a report of shots fired. Several residents in the area reported hearing gunshots. Sgt. John Cinelli, the public information officer and communications division supervisor for the Nashua Police Department, said during the investigation, officers saw a man with a shotgun.

The man was identified as Brett Houle, 32, of Central Street in Manchester.

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“Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division were assigned to further the investigation,” he said. “Detectives found evidence consistent with a firearm being discharged. They also conducted numerous witness interviews and collected video surveillance.”

Houle was accused of firing a Maverick Arms 12-gauge shotgun out of the window of an apartment on Heon Court, a heavily populated neighborhood. He was arrested on felony reckless conduct-deadly weapon and resisting arrest or detention charges. The resisting charge, according to a court document, involved Houle interfering with a police officer and refusing to comply with verbal commands.

Houle refused bail and was taken to the county jail. He was arraigned by video on Tuesday. Houle’s counsel entered pleas of not guilty to the resisting arrest charge but no plea to the reckless conduct charge. He was held on preventive detention.

A probable cause hearing is booked for June 3.

Nashua police ask anyone with more information to contact Crime Line at 603-589-1665.

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