Police: Somersworth woman arrested in N.C. in shooting of woman on Winter Street

Police responded to 40 Winter Street a little before noon on Monday; inset (Courtesy/Charrlotte Mecklenberg Police)

ROCHESTER - A Somersworth woman has been arrested in the Monday shooting of a woman at the Professional Arts Building on Winter Street that left her fighting for her life with a bullet wound to the head.
Police got involved around 11:45 a.m. on Monday when they along with Rochester Fire and Frisbie EMS responded to 40 Winter St. for a report of a 50-year-old female who had suffered a traumatic head injury earlier in the day.
When officers arrived, they located the victim in an office suffering from a single gunshot wound to the head, according to a press release sent out early today by Rochester Police Chief Gary Bourdreau. Paramedics from Frisbie Memorial Hospital, along with assistance from Rochester Fire personnel, initially stabilized the victim on scene before Frisbie Ambulance transported her to Portsmouth Regional Hospital for trauma care.
The victim remains at Portsmouth Regional Hospital in critical condition at this time.
Meanwhile, the Rochester Police Investigative Services Bureau quickly identified a female suspect early in the investigation. As a result, arrest warrants were obtained for Haydee Rivera-Nadeau, 65, of Somersworth, charging her with first degree assault, second degree assault and attempted second degree murder.
Then on Wednesday around 6:50 p.m., Rochester Police Detectives began following up with information on the suspect possibly being in Charlotte Mecklenburg, N.C., where police were ultimately able to make contact with Rivera-Nadeau who was taken into custody without incident.
She was charged with being a fugitive from justice and is being held at Mecklenburg County Jail pending an arraignment between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. today.
The investigation remain active at this time by the Rochester Police Department Investigative Services Bureau, with assistance from the Strafford County Attorney's Office and New Hampshire Attorney General's Office.
The Rochester Police Department would like to thank multiple agencies that were involved and assisted in this investigation to this point, including the Nottingham Police Department, Barrington Police Department, Northwood Police Department, New Hampshire State Police, Strafford County Sheriff's Office, Nashua Police Department, Manchester Police Department, Concord Police Department, Somersworth Police Department, Strafford County Attorney Office, New Hampshire Attorney General Office and Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department.
Anyone who may have information that could assist with this investigation is asked to contact the Rochester Police Department at 330-7128. Tipsters can also provide information and remain anonymous by calling the Rochester Crime Line at 335-6500 or Text to: CRIMES (274637) Body of Text: TEXT4CASH + your tip. Cash rewards might be offered for information that leads to an arrest.