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Chief killed, 4 officers hurt in N.H.

Suspect barricaded after drug raid brings burst of gunfire

By David Abel, Travis Andersen and Zachary T. Sampson

 |  Globe staff | Globe Correspondent  

  April 13, 2012

The town’s police chief was killed and four other officers were shot here on Thursday night when a drug raid turned deadly, the state and town officials said. New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney said the officers arrived at the home on Post Road in this small town of 3,500 residents near Portsmouth to conduct a drug investigation at about 6 p.m., when the suspect opened fire from inside.

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