Maine police link highway shooting to 4 murders in rural town, suspect charged.
TL;DR
A 34-year-old man, Joseph Eaton, has been charged with murder after four people were killed in a shooting at a home in Bowdoin, Maine. Police responded to the fatal incident as well as an apparently related shooting that injured three drivers on a highway 25 miles away. Eaton was transferred to a local jail while awaiting a court appearance. The shootings forced police to shut down parts of Interstate 295 and search nearby cars before apprehending a suspect in a wooded area in Yarmouth. Authorities did not say whether Eaton was the arrestee, but stated "there is no active threat to the community" after the arrest.
- Maine Shootings: 34-Year-Old Charged With Killing 4 In Rural Town—Highway Shooting Also Linked, Police Say Forbes
- Maine authorities detained a person of interest after 4 people were found dead in a home and 3 others shot while driving CNN
- 4 Shot in home, followed by highway gunfire Associated Press
- 4 dead in Bowdoin, 3 shot on I-295: Arrest made on murder charges WMTW Portland
- 4 dead in Bowdoin, 3 shot on I-295: Police confirm both are connected WMTW Portland
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