Maine State Police K-9 killed, deputy injured, suspect dead following standoff in Portage
They say Maine State Police K-9 Preacher, a four-year-old Belgian Malinois, was killed during a tactical team operation in Portage.
Video shows armed suspect inside home during northern Maine standoff
Authorities say 29-year-old Steven Righini shot a sheriff's deputy in the shoulder before retreating into his Portage Lake home. Hours later, he fatally shot a state police K9 before he was shot and killed by state troopers.
Maine State Police mourn loss of K-9 preacher, killed in armed standoff
K-9 Preacher was deployed to apprehend Righini when he was shot in the abdomen, police reported. Sgt. Russell and Specialist Andrew Hardy returned fire, fatally striking Righini, who was pronounced dead at the scene, Moss stated.
Remembering Preacher: Maine police K9 killed in the line of duty
A police K9 shot during a standoff with a suspect in Portage Lake Monday has now died. Maine State Police announced Tuesday morning that Preacher, a two-year-old Belgian Malinois, was killed in the line of duty.
Maine K-9 dies after being shot during standoff; suspect shot, killed by police
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.
Man dead following police standoff in Maine, deputy and police dog injured
PORTAGE LAKE, ME. (WWLP) – In Maine, a man was killed by State Police after he had shot and wounded a sheriff’s deputy and a police dog.
Police kill Aroostook County man who shot deputy, police dog
The standoff between police and Steven Righini began Monday morning after a woman reported he had pushed her into a wall.
Update: Man killed, K-9 officer seriously injured following police standoff in Portage
A man was killed and a K-9 officer seriously injured after a domestic dispute call turned into a police standoff in Portage on Monday. The Maine State Police and Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office responded to 20 Ranger Street in Portage for a report of a domestic dispute involving a woman and 29 year old Steven Righini.
Armed standoff in Aroostook County ends with suspect killed
Two Maine State troopers shot and killed an Aroostook County man on Monday who officials say started an armed standoff and ended up shooting an injuring a police officer and police K-9. Police responded Monday morning to a home on 20 Ranger Street in Portage for reports of a domestic dispute with a woman and the suspect,
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Suspect fatally shot in Portage Lake standoff; police dog also killed
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