Late on Saturday night, August 17, 2013, Robert Bellfleur, 78, was shot and killed during an armed confrontation outside his home in Grindstone by Officer Seth Burnes of the East Millinocket Police Department. It is the responsibility of the Office of the Attorney General to determine whether the officer was acting in self-defense or in the defense of someone else at the time he employed deadly force.Facts

During the early evening of Wednesday, July 3, 2013, Sgt. John Preston and Officer Joseph Bartlett of the Calais Police Department used deadly force against Daniel Pinney, 26, of Calais, during an armed confrontation at Mr. Pinney's residence on Main Street in Calais. Although the rounds fired by Sgt. Preston and Officer Bartlett did not take Mr. Pinney's life, it is the responsibility of this Office to determine whether the officers were acting in self-defense or in the defense of someone else at the time they employed deadly force.

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During the early evening of Wednesday, July 3, 2013, Sgt. John Preston and Officer Joseph Bartlett of the Calais Police Department used deadly force against Daniel Pinney, 26, of Calais, during an armed confrontation at Mr. Pinney's residence on Main Street in Calais. Although the rounds fired by Sgt. Preston and Officer Bartlett did not take Mr. Pinney's life, it is the responsibility of this Office to determine whether the officers were acting in self-defense or in the defense of someone else at the time they employed deadly force.

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During the late evening of Sunday, June 9, 2013, Cameron Arrigoni, 21, of Hampden, was shot and killed by Sgt. Christian Bailey of the Hampden Police Department during an armed confrontation in Mr. Arrigoni's residence on Main Road South in Hampden.

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On Saturday evening, June 8, 2013, James Reynolds, 18, was shot and gravely wounded by State Police Trooper Jason Wing during an armed confrontation outside a home on the Roy Road in West Paris that Mr. Reynolds had allegedly burglarized.

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In the early afternoon of May 24, 2013, Androscoggin County Deputy Sheriff Dennis Sampson shot at Michael Callahan from outside Mr. Callahan's vehicle. The incident took place on the Goodwin Road in Minot following a vehicle pursuit during which Mr. Callahan attempted to crash his vehicle into Deputy Sampson's cruiser. Neither Mr. Callahan nor any other person was injured as a result of the incident.

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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.

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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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