Four people have been found dead and a suspect is in custody following two shootings near Portland, Maine, on Tuesday morning, according to authorities and news reports.
Four people have been found dead and a suspect detained following two connected shootings near Portland, Maine, Tuesday morning, according to authorities.
"State police responded to an address in Bowdoin where they found four people deceased within the home," Maine State Police Lt. Randall Keaten told reporters Tuesday afternoon."From that, shortly after 10:30 we had reports of several vehicles being hit by gunfire ... A person of interest has been detained and the incidents are connected."In a statement posted on the town's Facebook page, Yarmouth officials said one suspect was detained.
Television station WGME broadcast images of a silver or grey Buick vehicle with bullet holes in the windshield, surrounded by multiple police vehicles.
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