SOMERVILLE, Maine — UPDATE, Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Maine State Police have identified the man who died in Somerville Wednesday as 48-year-old Joel Williams, Maine Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Shannon Moss said in a release.
Moss said the office of the chief medical examiner confirmed Williams died as a result of gunshot wounds, and ruled his death as a homicide.
Williams was staying at the residence on Rockland Road in Somerville where the altercation happened Wednesday morning, Moss said. Kyle Hunt, 31, of Jefferson was injured in the altercation and was released from Maine General in Augusta.
The circumstances of Williams' death continue to be investigated by Maine State Police. Moss said investigators will continue to review the evidence, the autopsy results, and interviews in consultation with the Maine Attorney General’s Office.
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Maine State Police and Lincoln County Sheriff's Office are investigating the death of a man who was involved in an altercation Wednesday morning in Somerville.
According to Maine Department of Public Safety's Spokesperson Shannon Moss, the altercation between two men, which happened sometime between 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. Wednesday, left one man dead and the other man injured.
The Kennebec Journal reports the man was found dead outside a residence on Rockland Road (Route 17), while the wounded man was about 2 miles away on Valley Road. The man who was wounded was taken by ambulance to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Moss said.
Moss said names aren't being released, pending family notification.
The Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit and the Evidence Response Team are in the early stages of their investigation, Moss said, and will be investigating the crime scene and conducting interviews through the night "to piece together exactly what happened [Wednesday] morning."
NEWS CENTER Maine is on the scene and will update on-air and online as we learn more.