Gage Dalphonse told police Jean Fournier punched him and threatened to kill him before Dalphonse took out his gun and shot Fournier. Witnesses at the scene told police they didn’t see or hear that happen.
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Victim’s girlfriend says petty dispute precipitated shooting at Walmart
Tara Nguyen says she used to work with Gage Dalphonse, the man accused of killing Jean Fournier in a parking lot Saturday night in Auburn. “Jean walked off, and Gage got out and shot him,” she said.
Police charge Auburn man, 21, with murder in shooting at Walmart
Officials said the encounter Saturday was not random, and an autopsy confirmed Jean Fournier, 41, died of gunshot wounds.
No charges yet in shooting death of Turner man
Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, said Monday that police are continuing to investigate the incident at Walmart on Saturday night, and that nobody has been charged.
Police identify man fatally shot Saturday in Auburn
No one has been charged in the death of Jean Fournier, 41, of Turner as detectives investigate the circumstances of the shooting.
Lewiston firefighter fined for engaging prostitute
AUBURN — A judge fined a Lewiston firefighter Friday for engaging a prostitute. Anthony “Peter” Morrell, 54, of 21 Cleaves St., paid a $300 fine and a $500 victim compensation fee in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Morrell responded Jan. 3 to an online advertisement for sexual contact in exchange for money, Assistant District Attorney Nathan […]
Jennifer Marchigiani of Maine State Rehabbing to address Rotary
Being able to rehab and release animals is an indescribable joy and she looks forward to many more years caring for the local wildlife in the Northeast.
Officials: Lewiston-Auburn housing market tight as Portland asylum seekers relocate
LEWISTON — As a deadline approaches to find permanent housing for asylum seekers staying at an emergency shelter in Portland, officials in the Twin Cities say a tight rental market will make it difficult for many to relocate here. Lewiston City Administrator Ed Barrett said the city has not seen many requests for housing for […]
Video shows Lewiston officer had pocketed drugs; charges dropped against defendant
Prosecutors dismissed a Class A drug charge against a defendant Thursday after a cruiser video showed a Lewiston police officer slipping drug evidence into his pocket at the scene of the arrest.
Auburn School Committee member suggests coach sue if not hired
The Auburn School Committee spent more than an hour in executive session Wednesday evening.