A Connecticut man has been charged with murder in connection with a September shooting in Corinth that killed one man and injured another.
Jawon Owens, 27, of East Hartford, was arrested Thursday by Hartford police, said Shannon Moss, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety, in a statement Friday.
Owens is accused of murder, aggravated assault and aggravated assault with a firearm in connection with the shooting in which Scott Roberts, 46, of Glenburn, was killed.
On Sept. 21, Maine state troopers responded to reports of gunshots near 272 Main St. in Corinth, Moss said.
When officers arrived outside the residence, they found a 32-year-old Skowhegan man with gunshot wounds. Troopers performed life-saving measures on the man before he was flown to a hospital.
In a nearby apartment, troopers found Roberts’ body. An autopsy by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined Roberts’ cause of death was a gunshot wound, and the manner was ruled a homicide, Moss said.
Owens is being held at the Hartford Correctional Facility while awaiting extradition for his initial court appearance at the Bangor Judicial Center, Moss said.
The investigation is still active, though there is no ongoing risk to the public, Moss said.
Police are requesting that anyone with information related to the case call Maine State Police at 207-973-3700, ext. 9, and ask to speak with Detective Jake Ferland.
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