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    AG investigates fatal shooting of Franklin County sheriff’s deputy

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    The Maine Attorney General’s Office is investigating the fatal shooting of a 61-year-old man by a Franklin County sheriff’s deputy in the town of Phillips Tuesday night, officials said.

    The incident began around 5:47 p.m. when dispatchers were told by a caller about a possibly suicidal man who was believed to be armed with a BB gun. A second caller reported a man with a gun near a bridge in Phillips on Wednesday, Franklin County Sheriff Scott R. Nichols said in a statement Wednesday.

    Franklin County Deputy Sheriff Jesse Clement responded to the scene and encountered the man, later identified as 61-year-old Lawrence Scott. Clement offered to get help for Scott, but he declined the offer, Nichols said.

    “Deputy Clement repeatedly told Mr. Scott to drop the weapon, but he refused. Mr. Scott then raised the gun at Deputy Clement and was shot by the deputy,” Nichols said. “First aid was rendered by EMS at the scene, but Mr. Scott did not survive.”

    Clement has been placed on administrative leave, the sheriff said.

    Attorney General Aaron Frey’s office will lead the investigation into the use of deadly force against Scott, officials said.

    John R. Ellement can be reached at [email protected]. Follow L @JREbosglobe.

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