The Attorney General's Office has ruled Maine State Police Officers justified in a fatal shooting.

Maine Police-Involved Shooting in Portage Lake Ruled Justified

Steven Righini, 29, of Portage Lake died in an incident with the police on February 3, 2025.

Maine State Police and members of the Aroostook County Sheriff's Office were called to 20 Ranger Street in Portage Lake on that date for a report of a domestic dispute, in which a woman said Righini had pushed her into a wall.

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By the time officials arrived, the woman was out of the house but the couple's 4-week-old infant was still inside.

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When authorities tried to take Righini into custody, he resisted by pull

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