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One dead after domestic violence incident, police shooting

  • On Saturday around 4:45 p.m., Oxford County Sheriff's deputies responded to a domestic violence call at 229 Tucker Road in Hartford, where an 80-year-old man reported that his 51-year-old stepson, Eric Newell, had assaulted him.
  • The incident stemmed from a reported domestic assault where an 80-year-old man called to report that his stepson, Eric Newell, had assaulted him.
  • Deputies Reece Rodrigue and Derek MacDonald attempted to de-escalate the situation, but Eric Newell exited the residence armed with a knife and advanced towards them, failing to comply with their commands.
  • According to officials, they tried to de-escalate the situation, but Eric Newell came out of the house and towards the deputies with a knife.
  • Deputies Rodrigue and MacDonald shot Newell, who died from his injuries, and both deputies have been placed on administrative leave while the Maine Attorney General's office investigates the officer-involved shooting, which is standard protocol.
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