Man accused of shooting cops facing attempted murder charges

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A man accused of shooting two police officers, one in the face and torso and the other in the leg, is facing two counts of attempted capital murder.

Hardy stopped MacPherson on the city's West Side around 2 a.m. because he matched the description of a suspect in a gas station robbery the day before, police Chief Nick Willard said.

MacPherson began to shoot at Hardy as soon as the officer announced himself, striking him in the face and torso, police said.

People who live near the site of the shootings described an active police presence through much of the morning that began immediately after shots rang out.

Edward Villmore, who lives near the site of the first shooting, said he awoke to multiple gunshots around 2 a.m. and heard an immediate police response.