Albert LaMonica, of Atkinson, N.H. (Atkinson, N.H., Police photograph.)
An unidentified man was hospitalized Friday afternoon with a gunshot wound to the abdomen and his 71-year-old Atkinson, N.H., father charged with the shooting after an apparent domestic dispute.
The son appeared to suffer a non-life-threatening wound, according to Atkinson Police. He was treated by Atkinson Fire and Rescue at the 13 Newbury Drive home and taken to a local hospital. Police said they arrived at the home just after 3 p.m. after receiving a report “a man had shot his son,” according to a statement.
Albert LaMonica was arrested for the alleged shooting and later charged with first degree assault, a class A felony; reckless conduct involving a firearm, a class B felony; and domestic violence, a class B felony.
“It was learned that a domestic dispute had taken place, which escalated in which the suspect fired a shot from a handgun, striking the victim in the abdomen,” the police statement read.
Upon arrival, the statement said, police officers secured the scene, made sure it was safe and asked Atkinson Fire and Rescue to treat the victim.
LaMonica refused the services of a bail commissioner and was jailed at the Rockingham County Department of Corrections pending arraignment at Plaistow District Court.