By Associated Press - Monday, December 11, 2017

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) - A New Hampshire man who told Massachusetts police he shot another man in self-defense has been held without bail.

The Sun of Lowell reports that 24-year-old Jared Gil, of Amherst, New Hampshire, was held at a dangerousness hearing Friday in connection with the shooting in Lowell that left a father of two in critical condition with a head wound.

He’s charged with armed assault with intent to murder, among other offenses.



The victim’s current condition was not immediately available.

Gil told a police officer he fired the gunshots in self-defense after his car was attacked by three armed men who shot out his vehicle’s back window. Gil’s attorney did not respond to a request for comment.

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Information from: The (Lowell, Mass.) Sun, http://www.lowellsun.com

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