Brooke McLaughlin, a 14-year-old whose death Maine State Police have labeled a homicide, lived at this home on Blackberry Road in Mount Vernon.

Susan Day buys ice at Flying Pond Variety on Saturday. "I'm shocked," Day said.

Joanne Allen of Mount Vernon watches her grandson Brayden, 5, play at Minnehonk Lake on Saturday. Allen called the town close-knit, a place where neighbors help neighbors.

Merielle Kane, 18, looks out the window while working at The Olde Post Office Cafe on Saturday.

Jodi Crocker, manager of Flying Pond Variety in Mount Vernon. McLaughlin was "just so young," Crocker said.

Justin Legendre talks about the recent homicide in Mount Vernon while shopping at Flying Pond Variety on Saturday. Maine State Police arrested a juvenile male Saturday in connection with the death of 14-year-old Brooke McLaughlin.

The busy scene at Flying Pond Variety on Saturday.

Susan Day buys ice at Flying Pond Variety on Saturday. "I don't usually lock my doors, but I do now," Day said.