OSSIPEE — Details pertaining to an officer-involved shooting in Ossipee came out this week during a hearing for a protection order filed by a local woman against a man who was shot by state troopers last month.
Circuit Judge Melissa Vetanze Wednesday issued the order of protection for the woman against John Swanson, 53, of Ossipee.
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