Victor Rivera, 47, of Nashua, has been charged with the Sept. 29 shooting deaths of Patricia Swett and Matthew Champagne. Courtesy photo/Nashua Police Department

NASHUA – Victor Rivera, 47, of Nashua has been charged in connection with the Sept. 29 shooting deaths of Patricia Swett and Matthew Champagne.

At approximately 10:30 p.m., Nashua Police responded to the Maple Street parking lot after receiving reports of shots fired.

According to police, Swett, 45, of Nashua, and Champagne, 44, of Manchester, were pronounced dead at the scene. The autopsy reports indicated that both victims were shot multiple times.

Rivera was taken into custody on Sept. 30 for “knowingly causing the deaths of the two victims by shooting them, and alternatively, for recklessly causing the deaths of the two victims under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life.”

Rivera faces two counts of second degree murder and was expected to be arraigned at Hillsborough County Superior Court South on Oct. 2.

Under state law, if convicted, Rivera could be sentenced to up to life in prison.

Additional information was not available as the incident remains under investigation.