RICHMOND — Maine State Police are investigating an apparently self-inflicted shooting death that occurred Thursday as authorities were conducting a search warrant on Alexander Reed Road.
Police did not release the identity of the person who was shot or any details about the search warrant except that it was related to stolen property and occurred around 2 p.m. Thursday.
Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, said state police detectives were working with Richmond police to investigate the shooting. He said the person who was shot died and all indications were that the death resulted from a self-inflicted wound.
Chief Scott MacMaster, of the Richmond police, said his department responded to assist members of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 843 Alexander Reed Road. Sheriff’s officials were executing a search warrant as part of an investigation into stolen property when the incident occurred.
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less