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Two brothers gunned down in Biddeford

BIDDEFORD (AP) - Two brothers were shot and killed early Tuesday on downtown Biddeford street and a former mayoral candidate was charged with two counts of murder, authorities said.
The shootings took place at about 1 a.m. near the home of Rory Holland, 55, who surrendered to a York County SWAT team after a five-hour standoff. Holland ran for mayor of Biddeford in 2000.
Brothers Gage Greene, 19, and Derek Greene, 21, died at Southern Maine Medical Center.
Holland, who was being held at the York County Jail, will likely make his first court appearance Wednesday.
Biddeford police said they responded to calls from neighbors about gunshots and arrived to find the brothers wounded along South Street.
Investigators had no immediate word on what might have triggered the shootings but said Holland and the two brothers knew each other.
According to the Portland Press Herald, Holland's criminal record includes a two-year prison term in Kansas in the late 1970s for attempted murder, aggravated assault and simple battery on his 16-month-old daughter. He also was convicted in 1991 of assault in Portland.
Charges that he kidnapped a young woman and her baby were dropped and he was acquitted of assaulting and terrorizing tenants.
Maine State and Biddeford police gather evidence outside the home in Biddeford Tuesday, June 30 , 2009, where a double fatal shooting of brothers Gage and Derek Greene by suspected shooter Rory Holland occurred early Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/Portland Press Herald, John Patriquin)

Comments

pontiacgurl2008 says

I FEEL BAD FOR THE BOYS FAMILY..... BUT EVERYONE HAS TO LOOK DEEPER, THEY WERENT AS INNOCENT AS EVERYONE IS PUTTING OUT THERE EITHER............

Posted 18 weeks ago (permalink)

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Gil says

bigfish, this was on the front page of the print paper, and online also this am. Online, as stories get updated or new ones come in, those that led earlier get pushed back. Not to defend the SJ, just thought that you should know they did lead with this.
"A government big enough to give you what you want is strong enough to take everything you have." Thomas Jefferson

Posted 18 weeks ago (permalink)

bigfish says

This is terrible. I can't believe this isn't front page stuff for the SJ. They care too much about skate parks and bond issues. What a shame.

Posted 18 weeks ago (permalink)

T says

Hakim, are you a racist or a cynic?

Posted 18 weeks ago (permalink)

Hakim says

It was just a matter of time before this dude flipped out again. With his record, he should have been jailed several times before! Was his race the reason that our courts are afraid of him? Probably! Now we can wait and see what Maine Judicial System(???) has in store for us! The one boy should have stayed away from this nut but too bad now!

Posted 18 weeks ago (permalink)

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