By BEA LEWIS, for THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — A Gilford man who claims a motorist shot at him has been indicted for reckless conduct, charging he fired back.
Ryan Thurston, 35, 55 High View Circle, is accused of firing a handgun at an occupied vehicle on Young Road, Gilford around 4 p.m., on Sept. 27.
The indictment returned by a Belknap County grand jury on Oct. 20 alleges that Thurston recklessly engaged in conduct which placed, or may have placed another in danger of serious bodily injury.
While no one was hurt, police initially reported that at least three shots were fired at the moving vehicle, one of which went through the window of a nearby home, which was unoccupied at the time.
Police responded to reports of shots being fired in the area of 108 Young Road, interviewed witnesses, found three 9 mm shell casings on the ground, and then encountered Thurston nearby on his motorcycle.
Thurston allegedly told police he fired upon a sports utility vehicle after someone inside it had shot at him, but declined to provide any other details of what may have sparked the incident.
Investigators interviewed people they believe were in the vehicle and initially reported that the alleged victims had been as unforthcoming as Thurston.
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