Facts

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.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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.

Facts

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.

Facts

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.

Facts

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.

Facts

On Thursday, November 10, 2011, Eric Richard, 46, of Rumford, was shot and killed by Game Warden Jeremy Judd during an armed confrontation in the woods behind Richard's residence in Rumford.

In the early morning hours of November 8, 2011, Kyle Corey, 43, of Portland, was shot and wounded by Lewiston police officer Nicholas Meserve and Androscoggin County deputy sheriff Travis Lovering during a confrontation following a vehicle pursuit.

Facts

During the evening of Saturday, September 24, 2011, Paul A. Fritze, 41, of Farmingdale, was shot and killed by Trooper Timothy Black of the Maine State Police Tactical Team during an armed confrontation outside a residence on Bowman Street in Farmingdale.

Shortly before midnight on June 8, 2011, Benjamin Thompson, 26, of Swanville, was shot and seriously wounded in Belfast by Belfast police officer Daniel Fitzpatrick during an armed confrontation following a vehicle chase that started in Searsport.