NEWBURY — Police say a 20-year-old man from Derby fatally shot himself during a traffic stop in Newbury today.
It happened at around 11:00 a.m., on U.S. Route 5 near Moore Hill Road, when a trooper initiated a stop on a vehicle having an expired inspection sticker.
The driver was identified as Austin M. Durocher.
Police say as the trooper was running the information, Durocher, who was still sitting in his vehicle, shot himself with a firearm.
“The investigation into this matter is ongoing, but all indications are that Durocher took his own life,” a statement issued by police reads.
The trooper was not injured during the incident.
U.S. Route 5 between Snake Road and Newbury Crossing was shut down temporarily while this incident was being investigated.
