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Police respond to gunshots on Summer Street, Jason Levesque charged with Attempted Second Degree Murder

At 10:18 pm on April 4, 2024, Rochester Police, Fire, and Frisbie EMS responded to the area of 41/43 Summer St. for a report of several gunshots and a male victim on the ground.

Upon arriving on scene, police located a 37-year-old male victim on the sidewalk and observed him to have several gunshot wounds. Officers administered care to stop the bleeding until Fire and EMS personnel arrived.

The male victim was then transported by Frisbie EMS to Frisbie Memorial Hospital and transferred to Portsmouth Regional Hospital where he remains in serious condition.

Officers identified all other involved parties on scene, along with witnesses. As a result of the on-scene investigation officers arrested Jason Levesque age 44 of 41 Summer St. Rochester, NH.

Levesque was charged with Attempted Second Degree Murder (Class A Felony), Second Degree Assault (Class B Felony), and Reckless Conduct (Class B Felony). Levesque was ordered to be held in custody at the Strafford County Jail until his arraignment which is scheduled for April 5, 2024, at 11:00 am, at the Rochester District Court.

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