A Manchester man who allegedly shot another man in Brookline on Wednesday morning has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder. Robert Gagnon, 45, of Manchester, was almost arraigned Friday in connection with Wednesday’s shooting of a man wounded, the New Hampshire attorney general’s office said. Gagnon was charged with attempted murder. Gagnon, who is accused of shooting 44-year-old Carlos Quintong in the Townsend Hill Road and Route 13 area of Brookline, was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon on Auburn Street in Nashua. When police arrived around 6:30 a.m., they found Quintong responsive and with apparent gunshot wounds, authorities said. He was taken to hospital for treatment. The shooter and the victim, who knew each other, were driving separate vehicles when one driver tried to drive the other off the road, police said. Kuntong was then shot multiple times through the passenger window, police said. The initial statement from the Attorney General’s Office that Quintong had been killed was incorrect. Police later confirmed he was in stable condition and expected to survive. Officials said the shooting appeared to be related to domestic violence. The investigation into the link between the Lindborough homicide and the Brooklyn shooting continues, the attorney general’s office said Friday. No charges or suspects have been announced for the Lindborough homicides “One happened in Brookline and the other in Lindborough. I can say that investigators are working on additional material today which leads us to believe that the two may be related ,” Senior Assistant Attorney General Ben Agatti said on Friday. On Friday, an autopsy was performed on 83-year-old Robert Prest, who was found at his home on Center Road, Lindborough on Wednesday. Authorities said the chief medical examiner determined the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head and the manner of death was homicide. From blunt force impact rather than being shot. All parties to both incidents appear to have been identified and there is no known threat to the public, the attorney general’s office said. Investigators will continue to investigate Friday and throughout the weekend, and anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the New Hampshire Police Major Crimes Unit at 603-628-8477.
A Manchester man who allegedly shot another man in Brookline on Wednesday morning has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder.
Robert Gagnon, 45, of Manchester, was almost arraigned on Friday in connection with Wednesday’s shooting of a man who was wounded.
Gagnon was charged with attempted murder, according to the New Hampshire attorney general’s office. Gagnon was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon on Auburn Street in Nashua.
Gagnon is accused of shooting Carlos Quinton, 44, near Townsend Road and Highway 13 in Brookline. When police arrived around 6:30 a.m., they found Quintong responsive and with apparent gunshot wounds, authorities said. He was taken to hospital for treatment.
The shooter and the victim, who knew each other, were driving separate vehicles when one driver tried to drive the other off the road, police said. Kuntong was then shot multiple times through the passenger window, police said.
The initial statement from the Attorney General’s Office that Quintong had been killed was incorrect. Police later confirmed he was in stable condition and expected to survive.
Officials said the shooting appeared to be related to domestic violence.
The attorney general’s office said Friday that the investigation into the link between the Lindborough homicide and the Brookline shooting is continuing.
No charges or suspects have been released in the Lyndeborough Homicide.
“One happened in Brookline and the other happened in Lindborough. I can say that investigators are still working on additional material today that leads us to believe that the two may be related,” said Senior Assistant Attorney General Ben Agatti Weeks. Five said.
On Friday, an autopsy was performed on 83-year-old Robert Prest, who was found at his home on Center Road, Lindborough on Wednesday.
Authorities said the chief medical examiner determined the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head and the manner of death was homicide.
Initially, the attorney general’s office said it was a shooting death, but Friday’s inspection concluded the head injury was from a blunt force impact rather than being shot.
All parties to both incidents appear to have been identified and there is no known threat to the public, the attorney general’s office said.
Investigators will continue to investigate Friday and throughout the weekend, and anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the New Hampshire Police Major Crimes Unit at 603-628-8477.