Synopsis

In the early morning hours of December 22, 2012, State Police Trooper Paul Casey shot at Michael Callahan from outside Mr. Callahan's home in Minot in an armed nighttime confrontation during which Mr. Callahan fired multiple rounds in the direction of Trooper Casey and other law enforcement officers. Neither Mr. Callahan nor any other person was injured during the six-hour standoff in which Mr. Callahan fired at least 90 rounds from at least three different weapons in his home.

Facts

On Tuesday, October 23, 2012, Leon Tilden, 27, was shot and killed by State Police Detective Randall Keaten during an armed confrontation near Mr. Tilden's residence on Bobolink Lane in Lamoine.

On October 23, at approximately 3:30 a.m., the Hancock Regional Communications Center (RCC) received a 911 call from a woman on Bobolink Lane in Lamoine who reported that her son, Leon Tilden, had shot both her husband and her brother outside her residence. The caller said that Mr. Tilden had left the area in his father's pickup truck.

FactsIn the late afternoon of September 15, 2012, State Police Trooper Kyle Wells shot at a vehicle being operated by Matthew Cole, 23, of Portland, in order to disable the vehicle. Neither Mr. Cole nor any other person was injured.

On Tuesday evening, August 14, 2012, Warren Dome, 54, was shot and wounded by State Police Trooper Christopher Hashey during an armed confrontation near Mr. Dome's home on the Edinburg Road in Edinburg.

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On Sunday night, July 1, 2012, Michael McKay, 24, was shot by State Police Trooper Gregory Roy during an armed confrontation outside Mr. McKay's home on Buck Lane in Hermon.

On July 1, Michael McKay met with his estranged wife to discuss divorce proceedings. Later that afternoon, Mr. McKay drove to Orrington where he purchased a .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun equipped with a laser sight. He also purchased a box of ammunition for the gun.

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November 27, 2012
FACTS

During the evening of Saturday, June 23, 2012, Charles Robinson, 75, was shot and killed by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a confrontation at Mr. Robinson's residence on the Long Pond Road in Jackman.

DEADLY FORCE BY STATE POLICETROOPERS LEGALLY JUSTIFIED

May 18, 2007David Loughran, Special Assistant to the Attorney General (207) 626-8577 or david.loughran@maine.gov

Attorney General Steven Rowe announced today that two troopers, Lucas Hare and Douglas Cropper, both members of the State Police Tactical Team, were legally justified when they used deadly force against James M. Peters, 42, during the evening of March 30, 2007, in Auburn. Mr. Peters died as the result of being shot by Trooper Hare after an eight-hour standoff with police.

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In the early evening hours of January 27, 2012, Arien L'Italien, 22, of Eagle Lake and Biddeford, was shot and wounded by U.S. Deputy Marshal Michael Tenuta and Special U.S. Deputy Marshal John Gill during an armed confrontation in Portland.

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On the Tuesday morning of November 29, 2011, Michael S. Curtis, 46, of Sangerville, was shot and killed by State Police Trooper Jon Brown during a confrontation at the Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds in Dover-Foxcroft.

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Late Saturday morning, November 19, 2011, Justin Crowley-Smilek, 28, of Farmington, was shot and killed by Farmington police officer Ryan Rosie during an armed confrontation in front of the Farmington Town Hall.