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A correction officer, William Lucky, has been arrested for the murder of a man in a road-rage shooting on Interstate 691 in Meriden. The victim, Scott Kracke, was shot and later died in the hospital. Lucky, who is employed at the New Haven Correctional Center, claimed self-defense and turned himself in to authorities. He faces murder charges and is being held on a $2.5 million bond.
Two men were injured when shots were fired into their vehicle on Interstate 59 in Birmingham. The victims, who were from Jasper, stopped at a gas station in Trussville for medical assistance. One man was shot in the leg, while the other sustained a graze wound to the chest. Both were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The motive for the shooting is still unknown, and authorities are investigating the incident.
Joseph Eaton, accused of killing four people in Bowdoin and shooting at four vehicles on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth, made his first court appearance on Thursday. Eaton is charged with four counts of murder, including his parents and their friends. The initial investigation began on Tuesday morning when police were called to the home in Bowdoin, finding all four dead. Officials would later receive word of someone shooting at cars on I-295 a short time later.
Joseph Eaton, a 34-year-old man from Bowdoin, Maine, has been charged with the murder of four people found dead in a home in Bowdoin. Shortly after the discovery, gunfire erupted on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth, injuring three drivers. Eaton has been charged with murder but it is unclear if he is facing charges for the shooting on the interstate. Investigations are ongoing and Maine State Police will hold a press conference on Wednesday afternoon.