A man fired shots in the direction of troopers investigating a domestic violence incident Sunday evening in Waldo, according to Maine State Police.
The incident on East Waldo Road began around 5 p.m. when police responded to a report that the victim and her 3-year-old child fled a home and went to a neighbor for help. The victim’s two-week-old baby was still inside the home, police said.
As troopers arrived to investigate, 30-year-old Kote Aldus started firing shots in their direction from inside the house, police said. Trooper Tyler Harrington, a member of the tactical team, returned fire.
Aldus was arrested for domestic violence assault about three hours later, according to police. He was taken to a Belfast hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The baby was unharmed.
The Maine Attorney General’s Office will investigate the incident, which is standard in all shootings involving a police officer.
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