A woman was killed and a man is critically wounded after shooting himself in the head during an incident in Lisbon Falls, Maine on Friday.
Maine State Police said they responded after firefighters at the Lisbon Falls Fire Station on Main Street reported hearing a woman's scream. Firefighters went to investigate and reported that they witnessed a man get out of a vehicle, then shoot himself in the head.
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The man, later identified as 38-year-old Benjamin Peterson of Pittson, was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in critical condition. A woman, later identified as 30-year-old Kylee Turcotte of Lisbon Falls, was found dead in the vehicle.
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Police said Turcotte's death was ruled a homicide but did not specify a cause. They did not provide details on what investigators believe led up to the killing.
Turcotte and Peterson were once in a relationship.
More information was not immediately available.
An investigation is underway and police say there is no threat to the public.
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They said there is no threat to the public.
Additional details are expected to be released on Saturday after an autopsy has been performed, state police said.
Lisbon,a town of about 10,000 residents, is located just east of Lewiston in central Maine.
