WELLS, Maine — Around 3:40 p.m. Sunday, Wells and Ogunquit Police Departments responded to a report of a man who had been shot on Appletree Lane in Wells.
Officials said while officers were responding to the scene, the suspect, 57-year-old Shaun Simmons of Wells, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Police said the victim, 71-year-old William Ness, also of Wells, was treated at the scene and transported by Wells Emergency Medical Services to the Sanford Regional airport where he was then taken to Portsmouth Regional Hospital by LifeFlight. He is currently receiving treatment for a gunshot wound to the chest.
The case is being investigated by the Wells Police Department with assistance from Maine State Police.