South Portland police now say that a man who was shot in the head Wednesday is on life support, not dead as they previously reported.
Police had said Wednesday that they were investigating a “suspicious” death at a residence on B Street in the city’s Knightville neighborhood. But on Thursday, in a correction sent to media outlets, police said that the man is alive and has been placed on life support.
“The South Portland Police Department is issuing a correction to the press release sent on Wednesday night about a suspicious shooting with a firearm on B Street in South Portland,” the statement said. “The release stated that the victim died. At this time, the victim is on life support.”
His name, age and the circumstances surrounding the firearm incident have not been released. No one has been arrested.
In the first release, South Portland Police Chief Dan Ahern said that officers had responded to B Street around 1:47 p.m. Wednesday for reports of an unconscious man. Officers said the victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head.
“Based on this preliminary investigation we cannot rule out foul play,” Ahern said.
South Portland Fire and Rescue emergency responders provided medical care at the scene before the man was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Detectives from South Portland and the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit are investigating.
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