During the late evening of Monday, August 15, 2016, State Police Sergeant Jason Madore engaged in the use of deadly force when he shot at Shane Prior, 34, of Cushing. While none of Sgt. Madore's rounds struck him, Mr. Prior died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
In the early evening of Saturday, May 7, 2016, Presque Isle police officer Lucas Hafford shot and gravely wounded Derek Sam, 26, of Caribou, during an armed confrontation in a Main Street parking lot in Presque Isle. Mr. Sam died three days later from the gunshot wounds.
In the early morning of Saturday, April 2, 2016, Westbrook police officer Benjamin Hall shot and wounded Sean Grossman, 26, outside Mr. Grossman's residence in Westbrook.
Shortly after midnight on January 8, 2016, Caribou police officer Chad Cochran shot at Norman Plourde, 44, of Caribou, in response to Mr. Plourde firing his pistol in the direction of Caribou police officers who were attempting to persuade him to disarm. Neither Mr. Plourde nor any other person was injured.
On the night of September 23, 2015, in Naples, Bridgton police officer Todd Smolinsky shot at a vehicle being operated by Melissa Penpraese, 45, of Naples, in order to disable the vehicle. Neither Ms. Penpraese nor any other person was injured.
On June 28, 2015, Alexis Lannon, 20, of Brewer, was shot and wounded by Penobscot County deputy sheriff Kari Kurth on the Main Road in Carmel.
On May 20, 2015, Dennis Buffington, 31, of Lovell, was shot and seriously wounded by Oxford County Corporal George Cayer on the Nuthatch Road in Lovell.
On March 12, 2015, Quinton King, 56, of Monson, was shot and wounded by Piscataquis County Deputy Sheriff Kyle Wilson outside Mr. King's residence in Monson.
On February 10, 2015, Kenneth W. Kreyssig, 61, of Smyrna was shot and killed in Smyrna by Aroostook County Deputy Sheriff Stewart Kennedy and State Police Sergeant Chadwick Fuller.
On February 8, 2015, two Bangor police officers, Brian Smith and Dennis Townsend, responding to a reported hostage situation at a residence on Union Street, fired their weapons into the residence after being fired at themselves. No one was injured as a result of the gunfire.