Concord Coalition To End Homelessness Apartment Knife Threat Suspect Surrenders To Police

CONCORD, NH — Concord police have closed off parts of Liberty and Pleasant streets for a report of a knife threat incident at one of the city’s homeless coalition’s apartment buildings.

Around 9:15 a.m., a Riverbend mental health services employee called police to the apartments at 120-122 Pleasant St., owned by the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness, for a report of a man with a knife threatening two women. Several officers headed to the area while the department called for a “signal 1,000,” requesting radio silence. Dispatch confirmed the name of the tenant who was the suspect and warned officers he may have a collection of knives inside his unit.

The women were reportedly social workers.

Police attempted to reach the suspect via a cell phone with a Massachusetts area code. One officer in the field stated they had made visual contact with the suspect from a window.

“He is swearing at us through the window,” one officer stated.

The suspect was described as a man in his mid-60s, bald, about 5 feet, 5 inches tall, and weighing around 150 pounds. Dispatch said police had limited interactions with the suspect. The only known incident was an unwanted guest call in July at Nonna’s Place on Pleasant Street, they said. Dispatch accused him of throwing items and threatening staff members.

Officers discussed the building’s layout, including how all of the units were separated, while attempting to evacuate residents from the building and shutting down streets around the home.

Around 10 a.m., officers reported contacting the man. A woman, one officer said, was with him.

Concord police posted a note on X-Twitter around 10:45 a.m. requesting residents and commuters stay out of the area.

Around 11:30 a.m., the mobile crisis unit was requested, and police said there would be more officers and mental health employees coming to the building. Clinicians are expected to be at the building around 12:45 p.m.

Kathleen Murphy, the school superintendent for SAU 8, sent out an alert warning the Concord High School parents about the incident.

“The Concord PD has asked us to advise people to avoid the immediate area,” the alert stated, just before noon. “The situation is contained and there is no danger to the public nor our schools.”

Just before noon, a watch commander announced police were filing an arrest warrant and a search warrant against the suspect. The watch commander also stated it appeared the suspect was involved in a previous stabbing incident, according to scanner chatter.

At just before 2 p.m., the suspect surrendered to police.

Concord NH Patch will update this post when more information becomes available.

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