A piano teacher awaiting a jury 's verdict on charges claiming he sexually assaulted an underage student has shot himself outside a New Hampshire courthouse , court officials say . Authorities say 75-year-old John Goodwin , of Atkinson , went on trial this week on six counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault . Prosecutors said that Atkinson , who pleaded not guilty , repeatedly sexually assaulted a student , who is now 24 years old , according to SeaCoastOnline . John Goodwin , 75 , shot himself outside of Rockingham County Superior Courthouse on Friday morning while jurors were deliberating claims that Goodwin had sexually assaulted an underage student . The former student testified he did n't come forward until 2013 because he was embarrassed , according to WMUR . The station reports Goodwin 's lawyer acknowledged his client was 'touchy-feely , ' but he did n't commit a crime . Court officials say the jury was deliberating when Goodwin shot himself late Friday morning near his car in a parking lot outside Rockingham County Superior Courthouse . He was n't in custody . Court officials say Goodwin was airlifted to a hospital with life-threatening injuries from the self-inflicted gunshot wound , according to WPTZ . His health status has not been immediately disclosed . As of Friday afternoon , jurors were still deliberating , but court officials would not say if the jurors knew about the shooting . The New Hampshire Attorney General 's Office is expected to release more information about the incident Friday evening . Goodwin was by his car outside Rockingham County Courthouse in New Hampshire when he shot himself . He was not in custody at the time and his health status has not been disclosed , though he was airlifted to hospita .
John Goodwin , this week , of Atkinson , New Hampshire , went on trial 75 on six counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault . He had pleaded not guilty in the case in which prosecutors said he repeatedly sexually assaulted a student , who is now 24 . The former student said he did n't come forward until 2013 because he was embarrassed . Court officials said he shot himself outside his car while not in custody . He was airlifted to a hospital with life-threatening injuries but his condition has not been disclosed .