It’s been a little more than 3 months since Brittney Cockrell and Michael Hayter were shot to death in the downtown parking lot.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools & Education
Westbrook High placed in lockout after student brings unloaded gun to school
A 14-year-old student was taken into custody Thursday and charged with theft of a firearm and terrorizing.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Politics
Maine’s gun laws couldn’t stop 2 deadly shootings this year. Are more laws the answer?
Violent incidents in Bowdoin and Westbrook have been used by advocates on both sides of the gun control debate to argue that the current laws don’t work as intended.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Westbrook man charged with killing couple in front of their young children enters insanity plea
Court records indicate Marcel LaGrange, 24, told detectives that he shot 2 people. He’s now facing several charges in the deaths of Brittney Cockrell, 37, and Michael Hayter, 41.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Unsettled, humid weather Sunday produces hail, severe thunderstorms in Maine
After a severe storm moved through Cumberland County with strong winds and hail, a severe thunderstorm watch was issued through Sunday night, according to NWS.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Man accused of killing Westbrook couple also shot at their son, indictment says
A Cumberland County grand jury indicted Marcel LaGrange Jr., 24, on six charges, including two counts of murder and one count of aggravated attempted murder.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Advocates cheer new protection for once-filthy Presumpscot River
Gov. Janet Mills signed the law banning waste discharge licenses for the Lower Presumpscot, granting researchers and activists 4 years to form a long-term plan to preserve the river’s health.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Father of Westbrook shooting victim laments ‘senseless tragedy’
Jeff McKinney says his daughter Brittney Cockrell was a ‘precious gift from heaven’ and that her partner, Michael Hayter, ‘had a million-dollar smile and a twinkle in his eyes.’
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Accused Westbrook shooter made online threats hours before double homicide
Just before a Westbrook couple was shot in front of their two children, the South Portland man charged with their murders became angry that a new friend cut him off and warned that he would kill people.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Suspect in Westbrook slayings had expressed desire to kill innocent people years earlier
Marcel Lagrange, who appeared in Cumberland County Superior Court on charges that he fatally shot a Westbrook couple in front of their 2 children, has a lengthy history of mental illness and violent threats.