WESTBROOK, Maine — The Westbrook Police Department has arrested two men following a July 26 shooting in Westbrook.
At about 1:50 a.m. on Sunday, July 26, officers responded to 83 Anderson Avenue for reports of shots fired.
The initial investigation revealed that a man arrived at the residence in a car and fired a number of rounds from a handgun into the home. He then broke out a window of the victim’s car and fled the scene in the vehicle he arrived in.
The residence was occupied at the time of the shooting. Police say nobody was injured.
Members of the Westbrook Police Department worked through the early morning hours to process the crime scene, interview witnesses, and develop investigatory leads. Police issued arrest warrants for brothers Alexander Fortin, 21, of Westbrook and Joseph Fortin, 24, of Gorham in connection with the shooting.
On Monday, August 10, Westbrook police, assisted by the U.S. Marshal Service Southern Maine Violent Offender’s Task Force, arrested the two men without incident.
They are being charged with aggravated reckless conduct, a Class B crime, and were booked at the Cumberland County Jail. Bail is set at $7,000 each.