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80-YEAR-OLD KENNETH RICKARD SAY THEY WERE SURPRISED WHEN THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT YESTERDAY’S SHOOTING INCIDENT. JUST AFTER 11:00 MONDAY MORNING, NEWPORT POLICE WERE CALLED TO THIS HOUSE AT 105 SPRINGFIELD ROAD FOR A COMPLAINT OF A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT. THE 911 CALLER SAID THAT A MAN HAD FIRED ROUNDS FROM A HANDGUN AS A WOMAN RAN FROM THE HOME. NEWPORT POLICE, NEWPORT AMBULANCE, AND SUNAPEE POLICE RESPONDED AND QUICKLY SECURED THE SCENE. AN INITIAL INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT THE INCIDENT WAS BETWEEN THIS MAN, 80-YEAR-OLD KENNETH RICKARD, AND A PAID RESIDENTIAL CAREGIVER. POLICE SAY THAT RICKARD HAD FIRED MULTIPLE ROUNDS FROM A HANDGUN AT THE CAREGIVER, WHO WAS ABLE TO RUN FROM THE SCENE UNHARMED. SHE WAS THEN ABLE TO FLAG DOWN A PASSING CAR FOR HELP. RICKARD WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE GUN HE ALLEGEDLY USED WAS RECOVERED. DEBBIE GONYEA SAYS RICKARD IS A QUIET MAN WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN NICE TO HER. >> I’VE LIVED ON THIS ROAD ALMOST ALL MY LIFE, AND THERE HAS NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE. IT’S ALWAYS BEEN VERY QUIET UP THERE. I KNEW HIS PARENTS WHEN THEY LIVED THERE, THAT’S HOW LONG I’VE LIVED HERE, BUT NEVER HAD AN ISSUE. NOT AT ALL. SO I DON’T KNOW. I’M VERY SURPRISED. SUZANNE: RICKARD WAS CHARGED WITH RECKLESS CONDUCT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, A CLASS B FELONY. RICKARD WAS HELD AT THE SULLIVAN COUNTY HOUSE OF CORRECTIONS. AT HIS ARRAIGNMENT TODAY, RICKARD WAS HELD WITHOUT BAIL. THE INCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND ADDITIONAL CHARGES ARE EXPECTED. AND NEWPORT POLICE ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC IF ANYONE WAS IN THE AREA OF 105 SPRINGFIELD ROAD AT THE TIME OF THE INCID

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An 80-year-old Newport man is behind bars without bail after being accused of shooting at his caregiver.Police said Kenneth Rickard's paid residential caregiver was not hurt. >> Download the FREE WMUR appJust after 11 a.m. on Monday morning, Newport police were called to 105 Springfield Road for a complaint of a domestic violence incident. The 911 caller said that a man had fired rounds from a handgun as a woman ran from the home. Newport police, Newport emergency crews and Sunapee police responded and quickly secured the scene. An initial investigation showed that Rickard and a paid residential caregiver were involved in the incident, police said. Police said Rickard had fired multiple rounds from a handgun at the caregiver, who was able to run from the scene unharmed. She then flagged down a passing car for help. Rickard was taken into custody without incident and the gun he allegedly used was recovered. Neighbor Debbie Gonyea said Rickard is a quiet man who has always been nice to her.“I've lived on this road almost all my life, and there has never been an issue,” Gonyea said. “It's always been very quiet up there. I knew his parents when they lived there, that's how long I’ve lived here. But never had an issue. So, I don’t know. I’m very surprised.”Rickard was charged with reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, a class B felony. He was arraigned Tuesday and held without bail. The incident remains under investigation and additional charges are expected, police said.Anyone who was in the area when the shooting happened or who might have information about this incident is asked to call Newport police at 603-863-3240.