A Yarmouth woman and an Oklahoma man died in a head-on collision in Falmouth, Maine, after the woman drove south in the northbound lane of Interstate 295 and crashed into the man's SUV. The woman and the man were pronounced dead at the scene, while the man's wife was critically injured. The reason for the woman's wrong-way driving is unknown. Interstate 295 was closed for three hours and traffic was diverted at Exit 9.
A man named Joseph Eaton has been charged with four counts of murder after killing his parents and two friends in Bowdoin, Maine. He was later arrested after shooting at vehicles along Interstate 295, wounding three people. Police found multiple cartridge casings of varying calibers in his vehicle. Eaton had been released from prison four days before the shootings. A note found at the scene referenced molestation and wanting to be freed of pain. Eaton's motive is still unknown.
Four people were found dead in Bowdoin, Maine, and three were injured in a shooting on Interstate 295. Joseph Eaton, 34, has been arrested and charged with murder. The incidents are connected, and investigators are processing multiple scenes and interviewing people involved. The cause of the incidents is unknown, and authorities have not specified what kind of firearm was recovered.
