Samuel C. Bell will be placed in the custody of the commissioner of the State Department of Health and Human Services and be hospitalized for mental health treatment.
shooting
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Windham businesses and community centers got mixed messaging as manhunt unfolded
A shelter-in-place order Friday interrupted a memorial service and came during an already busy period for local businesses, sowing confusion as details about the shooting trickled out.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Suspect in deadly Windham shooting ‘located,’ but police won’t say if alive or dead
Maine State Police said a male victim was killed in the shooting Friday afternoon on Route 302. A shelter-in-place order for Raymond and Windham was lifted just after 7 p.m.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Clinton man sentenced to 7 years for shooting woman in neck
Initially charged with attempted murder, Andrew L. Fertig pleaded guilty to lesser charges Wednesday.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Waterville man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2024 shooting death
As part of a plea deal with prosecutors, murder and gun possession charges against Tyler Quirion, 21, were dropped.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Sabattus shooter likely suffered mental health crisis, police say
A gunman shot and killed his mother Wednesday on Route 9 in Sabattus before exiting the vehicle, shooting at passing cars and killing another person. He then turned the gun on himself.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Augusta man indicted on attempted murder charges in Belgrade shooting
Samuel C. Bell, 26, told his mother he was coming to her home to repay a loan, and instead shot her in the head, police said.
Posted inMaine Crime
Standish man sentenced to 30 years in girlfriend’s death
Brandon Libby, 37, pleaded guilty to manslaughter last month after a jury couldn’t reach a verdict on a murder charge.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Man shot while trying to drive construction vehicle through Penobscot County home, police say
A Corinna man allegedly stole a front-end loader and attempted to drive it through a home before being shot by its residents.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Clinton man indicted for allegedly shooting woman in neck
Andrew L. Fertig told authorities he’d made the biggest mistake of his life and didn’t want the woman to die. He faces attempted murder charges, among others.