Damion Butterfield, 24, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for Derald Coffin’s death in 2022.
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Three deputies shot while responding to northern Illinois home, suspect also wounded, official says
Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle says the deputies were responding to a report that someone inside the home was threatening to kill themself or others.
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Biddeford man accused of shooting landlord 6 times in 2021 is headed to trial
Randal J. Hennessey is accused of killing his landlord, Douglas P. Michaud Jr., in front of his pregnant girlfriend. At a pre-trial hearing Tuesday, attorneys debated what evidence should be allowed at the upcoming trial.
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Lawyer suggests St. John Street shooting was an act of self-defense
An attorney for Abdirahman Mahmoud told a judge Tuesday that the victim, Raoul Tshiyuka, had punched Mahmoud.
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Judge denies Portland man’s request to withdraw guilty plea in Woodford Street murder
Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy rules that Damion Butterfield ‘made an informed and considered decision to plead guilty instead of hearing the jury’s verdict after receiving a fair trial.’
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Federal prosecutors accuse 3 Massachusetts men of Saco drive-by shooting
Prosecutors announced the arrests Thursday and said they believe the shooting involved 2 rival gangs who were distributing drugs in the Saco-Biddeford area.
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‘David was very loved’: Sister of Portland shooting victim pleads for new information
After a longtime suspect was acquitted last month, Portland police have closed the investigation into the 2016 killing of David Anderson. His family is still seeking closure.
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Judge denies Portland man’s attempt to rescind guilty plea in killing of his kids’ mother
Anthony Leng is serving a 40-year sentence for shooting Sokha Khuon in front of 2 of their children. He says his attorney didn’t do enough to challenge details prosecutors used to request the highest sentence possible.
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Police investigating shooting outside Drake’s mansion
A security guard was severely wounded.
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3-year-old is shot to death, and D.C. reels again: ‘Everyone loved her’
On Friday nigh Ty’ah Settles was riding in an SUV that went through a gun battle near her home. The cheerful, chatty 3-year-old, the daughter her mother had always wanted and called her ‘twin,’ was killed by a stray bullet.