MARS HILL, Maine — One man is dead after being shot by police in northern Maine early Wednesday morning, Aroostook County Sheriff Shawn Gillen said in a release.
According to Gillen, deputy sheriffs responded to a 911 call just before 3 a.m. at Scovil Street in Mars Hill. There, an armed confrontation occurred outside a residence, police said, and a man was shot by police.
The man died at the scene. Gillen identified the man who was shot and killed as 28-year-old Jacob Wood.
Marc Malon, a spokesperson for the Maine Attorney General's Office, confirmed with NEWS CENTER Maine the AG's Office is investigating a fatal police shooting, which occurred early Wednesday morning in Mars Hill.
It's standard practice that police-involved shootings are investigated by the AG's Office.
Deputy Isaac Ward, the officer who shot Wood, is on administrative leave pending the investigation, Gillen said.
