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PublishedMarch 25, 2024
Family still not satisfied with Maine attorney general’s probe into 2007 police shooting
The attorney general's office reopened an investigation into the shooting in 2020, but the family says it is still awaiting the report on the death of Gregori Jackson, 18, of Waldoboro.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2024
Attorney general will not release video of South Portland police shooting it says was justified
The agency said South Portland officer Anthony Verville acted reasonably when he shot and killed Christafer Dodge in August, but it will not release body cam video of the confrontation.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2024
Lewiston man who reportedly fired at Augusta police, threatened people is dead after shootout
Liban S. Mohamed, 22, died after the Sunday night incident at 132 Northern Ave. in Augusta. Four police officers have been placed on administrative leave with pay, as is standard procedure in such matters.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2024
Police shoot man in Naples after they say he fired at them
The 36-year-old was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries on Sunday night.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2024
Videos show moments when Portland police shoot, kill armed man on interstate
Kyle Desmarais, 42, raised a gun and took several steps toward an officer before police killed him in a shootout on Dec. 17, the footage from police body and dashcams shows.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2023
Group pushes for change in how police use body camera footage in officer shooting probes
The technology has been key in cases like the death of Tyre Nichols, where body camera footage showed how he was brutally beaten by Memphis, Tennessee, police who are now facing criminal charges.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2023
U.S. Marshals releases its first report on shootings by officers
The aim of the report was to study policies, training, tactics, and equipment to figure out ways to make shootings less likely or destructive in the future.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2023
Augusta officers acted in self-defense when they fatally shot man at homeless shelter, Maine attorney general says
The recent findings are consistent with every other investigation of officer-involved shootings by the Office of the Maine Attorney General.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2023
Sister of man killed by police in Falmouth sues officers, alleges excessive force
Christina DiMillo is suing the Town of Falmouth, its police chief and 2 officers, alleging police used excessive force against her brother Daniel when they shot and killed him in October 2021.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2023
Augusta man shot while assaulting federal officer sentenced to prison
Derik Broox Wight allegedly held a knife near the throat of a federal officer before he was shot by another officer at the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building in Augusta last year.
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