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Dustin J. Paradis
Gender : Male
Age : 34
Race : White
Date : 10/13/2021
Location : 155 Hospital Street
City : Augusta
County : Kennebec
State : Maine
Agency : Augusta Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event :
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On October 13, 2021, officers from the Augusta Police Department responded to a report of a man with a knife at the Bread of Life Shelter, located at 155 Hospital Street in Augusta, Maine. Police arrived and confronted 34-year-old Dustin J. Paradis, who was reportedly holding a chef's knife. Officers alleged that he walked toward them. Two officers opened fire and killed him. The Maine Attorney General's Office deemed the shooting justified.
SOURCE LINKS :
1. https://www.centralmaine.com/2021/12/03/new-video-audio-detail-moments-leading-up-to-deadly-augusta-police-shooting/
2. https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/crime/officer-involved-shooting-in-augusta-under-investigation-maine-hospital-street-deadly-force-augusta-police-attorney-general-office/97-e341da1f-e004-4a0d-a99a-80ebb5433ab9
3. https://wgme.com/news/local/augusta-officers-justified-in-killing-man-with-autism-at-homeless-shelter-maine-ag-says-bread-of-life-hospital-street-dustin-paradis-knife-augusta-police-officer-sebastian-guptill-sergeant-christopher-blodgett