A man has been arrested after two people were shot to death Friday night in Nashua, New Hampshire.
New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella announced that 47-year-old Victor Rivera was arrested on Saturday morning on two counts of second degree murder for knowingly causing the deaths of Patricia Swett and Matthew Champagne by shooting them with a firearm, and alternatively, on two counts of second degree murder for recklessly causing the deaths of the two victims under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life by shooting them with a firearm.
Authorities say they responded to reports of gunshots in the area of a Maple Street parking lot at around 10:30 p.m. Friday and found a man and a woman dead from apparent gunshot wounds.
The victims were later identified as 45-year-old Swett, of Nashua, and 44-year-old Champagne, of Manchester.
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Autopsies completed Saturday determined both Swett and Champagne died from multiple gunshot wounds. The manner of their deaths were ruled homicides.
Nashua police said overnight there was an active investigation in the parking lot and asked people to remain away from the area for the time being, but noted there was no threat to the public.
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Rivera is expected to be arraigned on Oct. 2 at the Hillsborough County Superior Court in Nashua. It wasn't immediately clear if he had obtained an attorney.
The incident remains under investigation.
