GORHAM – A teenager shot at a Gorham home last week in what police say was an attempted arson remained hospitalized Wednesday, though no charges have been filed yet.

“We’re still doing a lot of legwork,” Gorham Police Chief Ronald Shepard said Wednesday. “We’re consulting with the district attorney.”

But Gorham police seemed to be moving closer to filing charges.

“We haven’t formally charged anyone yet,” Lt. Christopher Sanborn said Wednesday.

Police, who have interviewed the boy, have not released names of individuals or any information about individuals involved. The only detail they have released is the address where the incident occurred.

As the investigation continues, police say the incident is not connected to the recent string of arsons in Gorham.

Sanborn said Monday the boy sustained “fairly significant injuries,” but were not believed to be life threatening.

According to a police report by Detective Sgt. Dana Thompson, a homeowner and a witness interrupted the arson on Mountview Drive and attempted to detain the suspect at 11:45 p.m. on July 13. The police report said shots were fired, but Sanborn declined to identify any of the individuals involved in the incident as the investigation continued this week.

“Investigating officers learned that a 14-year-old male juvenile had attempted to burn a residence on Mountview Drive,” the police report on July 14 said.

The juvenile who was shot was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland for treatment.

Sanborn Monday identified the address as 8 Mountview Drive.

Rumors circulating in Gorham say the incident appeared to stem from an issue between a couple of teenagers.

“It’s unfortunate that a disagreement led to an attempted arson and a shooting,” Town Councilor Matt Mattingly said Wednesday.

“We don’t feel there’s any public danger at this point,” Sanborn said.

Police do not believe there is any connection between the incident Friday and a series of arsons this spring in Gorham. Five fires ruled as arson by the state Fire Marshal’s Office and one fire labeled as suspicious between March 27 and April 18 remain under investigation. The six fires were in the westerly and northerly rural areas of Gorham.

Mountview Drive is in South Gorham.

The police report said the residence was occupied during Friday’s incident and was slightly damaged.

“Everything was extinguished by the time we arrived at the scene,” Sanborn said.

Gorham Fire Chief Robert Lefebvre said his department responded to the scene with an ambulance and one fire engine. Lefebvre said Gorham Fire Department provided lighting for police officers. who asked for assistance at the scene.

The property at 8 Mountview Drive is owned by Craig and Tracey Bassingthwaite, according to Gorham tax records,

According to the Gorham Football Boosters website, Craig Bassingthwaite is the coach of the Gorham Grizzlies, a football team for middle school-aged players.

Efforts to contact the Bassingthwaites were unsuccessful.

Detective Lawrence Maxfield-Fearon is assisting Thompson in the investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the Gorham Detective Unit at 222-1660.

Police say this home at 8 Mountview Drive in Gorham is where an attempted arson and shooting took place on July 13. Staff photo by Robert Lowell