Man killed by police in Kensington, New Hampshire, identified

The man killed by police after an hours-long standoff in a New Hampshire town has been identified by authorities.

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office identified the man as Anthony Previte, 29, of Kensington. The medical examiner concluded the cause of death was gunshot wounds to the chest and head and that the death was a homicide, authorities said.

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Officials said Kensington police received a report shortly after noon on Monday that a man was making criminal threats against a person at a home on Olivia Lane.

Officials said the man came out of the house with a gun shortly after 10:30 p.m. and six police officers fired their weapons. Another officer fired non-lethal ammunition, the Attorney General’s Office said.

The identity of the police officers who used deadly force will only be revealed after official questioning, which is expected to take place in the next five to ten days, the Attorney General’s Office said.