The standoff began with a domestic dispute that escalated when the suspect resisted being taken into custody and fired at officers.

Authorities said the man shot at officers and wounded a state police K9, who later died from his injuries. The post Man who allegedly shot officer, killed K-9 dog killed by police in Maine appeared first on Boston.

A deputy has gunshot wounds, a K-9 is injured, and a suspect is dead after being shot by police in Aroostook County. Police say 29-year-old Steven Righini got into an hours long standoff with officers who were called to a domestic dispute in Portage Monday.

Maine State Police says it is helping the Aroostook County Sheriff's Office with an incident on Ranger Street in Portage Lake.

Former Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Shane Campbell, who now works for the Aroostook County Sheriff’s office, was shot and wounded while responding to a domestic dispute in the town of

A police K-9 who was injured during a standoff in northern Maine has died. A Maine deputy was also shot before the suspect died after being shot by police on Monday. Maine State Police and the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office responded to 20 Ranger Street in Portage Lake for a report of a domestic dispute between a woman and 29-year-old Steven Righini.