MAINE, Maine — An internal department report has found that a Maine police officer acted within policy when he fatally shot a knife-wielding man in February.
The Morning Sentinel reports that the review into the shooting of Eric Porter by Waterville Police Officer Paul Heath was released Friday.
The report says the 32-year-old Porter charged at a police cruiser with a knife on Feb. 11.
The shooting also occurred after non-lethal weapons were used, the report states.
Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey said he would have no further comment about the report until the state attorney general’s office has completed its own investigation into the shooting.