THORNDIKE, Maine (AP) - Officials say a man was shot and injured in a confrontation with a state trooper outside the man’s home in Thorndike, Maine.
Officials said 33-year-old man was shot twice by a trooper who was called to the home because of a domestic disturbance.
Maine Public Safety Department spokesman Steve McCausland said the man was first taken to Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast and then transferred to a Bangor hospital on a LifeFlight helicopter.
The trooper, seven-year veteran Thomas Bureau, was placed on administrative leave with pay. The shooting is being reviewed by state police and the attorney general, which is standard following an officer-involved shooting.
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