BENEDICTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Brittany Irish, one of the five victims of Anthony Lord's northern Maine shooting spree is speaking out against Maine State Police.
"I hope that the State Police are held accountable for a man dying and not being able to raise his children," Irish said.
In a news conference Tuesday, Irish said previous to the initial shootings that happened on Friday, July 17, Anthony Lord had kidnapped and assaulted her four times.
"Last Tuesday on the 14th was the first time that Anthony had taken me and he had brought me to a remote cabin where he strangled me with a seat belt tied me up in a cabin and left me and then took off for about an hour," Irish said.
Irish told the media that Lord had released her after she promised to not contact police. But once free, she immediately contacted Bangor police, who then directed her to Maine State Police.
Irish said police then contacted Lord to notify him the incident had been reported, and that is what set him off.
Irish said State Police then told her they did not have enough manpower to send a trooper home with her when she told them she didn't feel safe.
Friday, the day of the shooting Irish discovered her mother's barn had burned down and rushed over with her boyfriend Kyle to make sure her mother was okay.
Irish recounts her boyfriend, and father of their kids, died trying to protect them from Lord.
Irish stated that it was Lord's fault and State Police's fault that Kyle was killed last week. She said she just wants justice for her boyfriend and for everybody else involved.
"Police say I have no injuries, and that's a lie because I was shot first. I was raped, I have bruises all over me." Brittany said "They're [State Police] not willing to tell the truth to anybody. They're trying to bury it like nothing happened, like this wasn't their fault."
Maine State Police released a statement Wednesday afternoon and said they were investigating a sexual assault incident with Irish prior to the shootings in northern Maine.
"In the aftermath of many major incidents, State Police typically conduct a review of our response and we will do so in this case," said Colonel Robert Williams, chief of Maine State Police.
Williams said because it is an active homicide investigation, they will not be discussing further details at this time.
