JEFFERSON, Maine — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said a man was shot and killed Friday morning in an armed confrontation with deputies in Jefferson.
Police identified the man who was killed as 41-year-old Jacob McClure of Jefferson.
Police say at about 12:25 a.m., the Lincoln County Communications Center received a 911 call from a home on Rockland Road in Jefferson. Deputies entered the home and said they witnessed an ongoing assault between a man and a woman.
According to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, this led to an armed confrontation between McClure and the deputies inside the home just after 1 a.m. Deputy David Bellows fatally shot McClure during the confrontation.
No deputies were injured.
As is the case with any officer-involved shooting, the Maine Attorney General’s Office, assisted by the Maine State Police, is investigating the incident and sent a team of investigators to Jefferson.
No further information is being released at this time pending the investigation.