Gage Dalphonse, who shot and killed Jean Fournier in the Auburn Walmart parking lot in 2019, is on trial at the Augusta courthouse for murder.
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Murder or self-defense: Auburn man’s trial gets underway in Augusta
Gage Dalphonse shot Jean Fournier twice in the back in a Walmart parking lot in 2019.
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Murder trial for Auburn man underway this week
Trial of Gage Dalphonse has been moved to Kennebec County Superior Court after Justice William Stokes ordered it be moved from Androscoggin County Superior Court for administrative purposes.