A computer expert’s frustration at losing his job during the holidays may have led to a recent police standoff at his home, officials said.

Police responded to a report of a suicidal subject at approximately 10 p.m., Friday Jan. 5, at 1419 River Road in Weare.

William Lambroukos, 35, shares that home with his wife and 11-year-old daughter, according to Weare Police Detective Lou Chatel.

The caller, Lambroukos’s wife, said her husband was suicidal and had shot the telephones in the house with a shotgun. She told police she had left the home and was calling from another location.

Members of the Weare Police Department and State Police Troop B responded, as well as members of the State Police SWAT team.

“This was a barricaded subject situation. We knew he was in his house and he was armed,” said Chatel in explaining why assistance was required from the SWAT team.

No one other than Lambroukos was in the house at the time of the incident, according to a police report. Police attempted to communicate with Lambroukos for approximately four hours with no response, the report said.

The SWAT team ultimately deployed pepper spray in the home, Chatel said. Lambroukos exited the residence within 10 minutes and was arrested at 3:43 a.m. on Jan. 6.

Lambroukos was brought to Elliot Hospital in Manchester after accidentally shooting himself in the ankle, according to a police report.

He was taken to Merrimack District Court on Monday, Jan. 8, for arraignment on charges of felony reckless conduct with a firearm and misdemeanor obstructing the report of a crime. Because he needed to go back to the hospital for further treatment, he was put on $5,000 personal recognizance bail on the condition he remain in the hospital, Chatel said.

If Lambroukos leaves the hospital against medical advice, bail will be raised to $5,000 cash or surety, the detective said.

When asked why Lambroukos may have been suicidal, Chatel said the man’s problems were probably job related.

“This man is extremely knowledgeable and over the top with computers. He isn’t just a guy who puts (computers) together; he’s knowledgeable about programming and firewall security for credit card companies.

But we believe he was having some personal problems and had lost his job,” Chatel said.

There were approximately 15 to 20 law enforcement vehicles on the scene during the incident, and Chatel said portions of River Road were shut down due to the high amount of law enforcement traffic.