A Waterville man accused of injuring another man in a Monday morning shooting claimed he was acting in self-defense against someone he thought was breaking into his apartment, according to a police affidavit.

The alleged shooter, James Furrow, 25, of Waterville, had threatened his girlfriend earlier that morning, and the man he shot was apparently going to Furrow’s Brook Street residence to confront him, other witnesses told police.

Furrow was arrested Monday morning, police said in a brief news release later that day, which contained few details about the shooting reported around 5 a.m. Furrow is charged with one Class A count of elevated aggravated assault and one Class C count of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, court records show.

Furrow was being held in lieu of $6,000 cash bail as of Wednesday morning, according to court records. He was set to make an initial court appearance Wednesday afternoon at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta. 

At that appearance, a judge typically reviews whether there is probable cause that justifies a defendant’s arrest, considers the bail amount and bail conditions, and appoints a defense attorney if needed. People charged with felonies are not asked to enter pleas, as prosecutors must first take the case to a grand jury to return an indictment. 

The 31-year-old man injured in the altercation, Addison Duong, suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the groin area and had non-life-threatening injuries, Detective Daryl Gordon of the Waterville Police Department wrote in an affidavit filed in support of Furrow’s arrest. 

Duong was treated at MaineGeneral Medical Center’s Thayer Center for Health in Waterville, Gordon wrote. Waterville police Maj. Jason Longley declined to provide an update on his condition.

Furrow, Duong and their respective girlfriends had been together late Sunday night into early Monday morning, Furrow’s girlfriend, Courtney Quirion, told police. She said Furrow was having mental health issues that night, threatening to kill himself and considering going to the hospital to seek help, the affidavit says.

Quirion told police she took Duong to a residence in Winslow. While he was inside for several hours, Furrow repeatedly contacted her and asked why she was taking so long, the affidavit says.

When she returned home to the Brook Street apartment without Duong, Furrow threatened her with a gun, before locking himself inside the residence, Quirion told police. She contacted Duong to say Furrow had pointed a gun at her, and she wanted a safe place to go.

Duong and his girlfriend, Morgan Lacombe, then came to the apartment building at 21 Brook St., and Furrow then apparently shot Duong when they went to the upstairs apartment, according to the affidavit.

Lacombe told police Duong was shot as soon as he kicked in the door to the apartment and managed to unlock it.

According to the affidavit, Gregory Stevens, who drove Duong and Lacombe from Winslow to Waterville, said Duong asked for a ride to Furrow’s apartment because they needed to “save” Duong’s friend, Quirion. Stevens told police at first he had no idea what Duong was talking about, but the situation did not sound fake when he heard the girl being threatened via telephone.

“(Stevens) said it was spur of the moment with no real plan other than to help,” the affidavit says.

In an interview with police, “Furrow made several statements that he acted in self defense because he was in fear for his life.”

Furrow told police that a man, later identified as Duong, kicked in his door, so he hid in a closet. When he looked out from the closet, Duong charged at him, Furrow told police.

Waterville police later executed a search warrant at Furrow’s apartment, recovering a Ruger LCP pistol and two shell casings, the affidavit says. They determined that whomever was shot was struck in the entryway.

The shooting was among two, unrelated shots-fired incidents that the Waterville Police Department investigated within 24 hours. 

The other was a reported fight in the parking lot of JFK Plaza on Kennedy Memorial Drive around 1 p.m. Sunday. Police believe no one was struck by a bullet during the altercation.

Police said no further information would be released regarding that case until they make an arrest.

“We take these cases very seriously and often consult with our federal partners when firearms are involved in the commission of crimes,” Chief William Bonney said in a statement. “We simply cannot have people endangering the public by discharging firearms in neighborhoods and crowded parking areas.”