Troopers searching for armed person in New Hampshire town, state police say

Troopers are searching for an armed person in the area of Route 119 in the town of Hinsdale, near the Massachusetts border, state police said Wednesday morning.

State police issued the public safety alert in a Facebook post shortly after 10:30 a.m.

Route 119 is closed between Brattleboro Road and Mountain Road.

"Residents and visitors may see a heightened police presence in the area," state police said.

Further details were not immediately released about the incident.

"Updates will be shared as appropriate," state police said.

Hinsdale is a small town in Cheshire County, just north of the New Hampshire/Massachusetts border, and north of Springfield, Massachusetts.

The town's population was 3,948 at the 2020 census.

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