A tense standoff in Portage, Maine, ended tragically Monday evening with the death of a suspect after exchanging gunfire with police. A Maine deputy sustained a shoulder wound and a police K-9 was seriously injured during the incident.
A Maine deputy was shot and a K-9 was injured before a suspect died after being shot by police in northern Maine on Monday. Maine State Police and the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office responded to 20 Ranger Street in Portage for a report of a domestic dispute between a woman and 29-year-old Steven Righini. When the troopers and deputies arrived, police say the woman was out of the home and Righini was inside with their 4-week-old infant.
Police say troopers and deputies tried to take Righini into custody, but he resisted. Righini reportedly pulled a gun from his waistband and shot at the officers as he ran back into his home. According to police, as the deputies and troopers tried to back out of the driveway, Righini then grabbed another firearm and fired at the retreating cruisers, hitting Deputy Shane Campbell in the shoulder. Deputy Campbell was taken to Northern Light Hospital in Presque Isle for treatment and was later released. Maine State Police say they tried to negotiate with Righini for several hours, but he refused to surrender and eventually tried to flee from the scene in a vehicle. Just before 8 p.m. on Monday, police say Reghini fired a shot at a State Police K-9 named Preacher and wounded him. Preacher was taken to an emergency vet with serious injuries and underwent surgery. Police say Righini then pointed his gun at troopers before Troopers Andrew Hardy and Jonathan Russell shot Righini, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The infant child was not injured during the standoff at the home and was returned to her mother, according to police. Deputy Clark, Trooper Hardy and Trooper Russell have all been placed on administrative leave as is standard protocol while the Maine Office of the Attorney General investigates the use of deadly force in the police shooting
POLICE SHOOTING DOMESTIC DISPUTE K-9 INJURY MAINE STANDOFF
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