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AMAZINGLY, IT ALL ENDED PEACEFULLY, AND STATE POLICE SAY THE ALERT PUBLIC PLAYED A BIG ROLE. TWO MEN ARE BEING QUESTIONED IN CONNECTION WITH AN INCIDENT ON I-89 THAT HAPPENED SHORTLY AFT 7:00 THIS MORNING. REPORTS OF TWO VEHICLES DRIVING AGGRESSIVELY, AND SHOTS FIRED, CALLED IN BY WITNESSES AS IT PLAYED OUT >> REPORT OF A VEHICLE THAT SHOT AT ANOTHER VEHICLE 89 SOUTHBOUND FROM EXIT 6, CORRECTION, AT MILE MARKER 9. A WHITE CAR SHOT AT ANOTHER VEHICL CALLER WAS NOT INVOLVED, BUT HE IS STILL BEHIND IT. LT LAVOIE: WE WERE ABL TO IDENTIFY BOTH VEHICLES AND SUBSEQUENTLY GET BOTH OF THEM STOPPED. JENNIFER C: THIS SILVER KIA PULLED OVER AT THE PARK AND RIDE IN BOW, A BULLET HOLE VISIBLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. STATE POLICE SEIZED IT AS WELL AS A WHITE CHEVY PULLED OVER AT A PARK AND RIDE AT THE END OF 89 SOUTH. LT. LAVOIE: WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN EACH OF THE VEHICLES WE ARE CONFIDENT WE HA IDENTIFIED EVERYONE WHO WAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT. JENNIFER C: INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE TO INTERVIEW WITNESSES, INCLUDING IN WARNER, WHERE A POLICE CRUISER COULD BE SEEN NEAR A HOUSE, WHERE ITS BELIEVED THE INCIDENT BEGAN THAT ESCALATED AND CONTINUED ONTO THE INTERSTATE. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT AUTHORITIES SAY THE FACT THAT THERE WERE SHOTS FIRED ON A HIGHWAY MAKES IT INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE AROUND. LT LAVOIE: IT CERTAINLY ESCALATES IT TO PUT THE PUBLIC IN A SITUATION THAT CAN BE PRETTY SCARY FOR THEM AT THAT TIME. JENNIFER C: IT IS NOT CLEAR IF OR WHEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF ARRESTS OR CHARGES COULD BE MADE, BUT WHAT IS C

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Two people were arrested after shots were fired during the morning commute Friday on I-89, and at least one car was damaged, police said.>> Download the FREE WMUR appNew Hampshire State Police said they received reports at about 7:20 a.m. that shots were being fired from moving vehicles on the interstate, moments after getting a call of shots being fired at a home in Warner."A report came in of two vehicles in a road rage incident on Interstate 89 in the town of Warner," said Lt. Chad Lavoie. "It was described as possible shots being fired involving those two vehicles."Police said callers told them the cars were being driven in an aggressive manner."With the help of the public and those calling into our communications center, we were able to identify both vehicles and subsequently get both of them stopped," Lavoie said.A silver Kia pulled over at a Park and Ride lot in Bow. A bullet hole was clearly visible on the vehicle's driver's side. State police seized the car, as well as a white Chevy that pulled over at a Park and Ride lot at the end of I-89 south.Two men were later brought into the state police barracks for questioning in connection with the incident."We've identified those parties involved in each of those vehicles," Lavoie said. "We're confident that we have everybody that's been involved in this incident."Friday evening, New Hampshire State Police announced that Daniel Bernard, 35 of Wilmot, was arrested and charged with felony reckless conduct and was being held at the Merrimack County Jail.Investigators also announced the arrest of John Miller, 37, on a charge of felony criminal threatening. He was released on bail and has a court date in March.Investigators said they're continuing to interview witnesses, including in Warner, where a police cruiser could be seen near a house where it's believed the incident began.No one was hurt, but officials said the fact that there were shots fired on a highway made it dangerous for anyone around."It certainly escalates it to put the public in a situation that could be pretty scary for them at that time," Lavoie said.Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information should call New Hampshire State Police at (603) 223-8805.