A Maine State Police trooper was justified in using deadly force when a man pointed a hunting rifle at him in June, the state's attorney general announced Tuesday.
Trooper Jason Wing shot James Reynolds, 18, during a June 8 encounter in West Paris after responding to a report of a suspicious person at 6:11 p.m. Dispatchers relayed to Trooper Wing that Reynolds' mother had reported him missing and had suffered from mental health disorders, was a danger to himself, and had attempted suicide in the past.
