Man dies after standoff with police in NH

DOVER, N.H. (AP) - Police in Dover, N.H., say an hours-long standoff that included an exchange of gunfire between a man in an apartment and police has ended with the man dead.

Police responded to a domestic disturbance call at the Fairfield Garden Apartments on Monday at about 7:30 p.m. They said a woman left the apartment and told them the man had at least one firearm.

Shortly after that, police said the man came to the door of his apartment and fired multiple shots at police who were in the hallway. The officers returned fire; they were not hurt.

The standoff ended at about 4 a.m. Tuesday when authorities said the man was dead. It wasn't immediately known how he died or whether police had any contact with him through the night.

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