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Armed perpetrator of domestic violence found dead in Augusta, police said

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LIVE IN PORTLAND, JIM KEITHLEY FOR MAINE’S TOTAL COVERAGE. THE MAN WHO TRIGGERED A SHED ORDER IN AUGUSTA AFTER LAST FRIDAY IS DEAD. POLICE SAY THEY FOUND THE BODY OF 40-YEAR-OLD JUSTIN LARRABEE IN THE KENNEBEC RIVER SHORTLY BEFORE NOON TODAY. POLICE HAVE NOT SAID HOW HE DIED FRIDAY. POLICE SAID HE WAS INVOLVED IN A DOMESTIC ASSAULT BUT WAS LOOSE WHEN COPS ENTERED, TRIGGERING A MANHUNT AND A SHED ORDER. SOME PEOPLE HAVE CRITICALIZED THE INVESTIGATION – THEY HAVE BEEN LEFT IGNORANT OF WHAT HAPPENED

Suspect found dead in armed domestic assault in Augusta, police said

A Maine man accused of threatening his parents with a gun has been found dead, according to police. Augusta police said the body of 40-year-old Justin M. Larrabee was found in the Kennebec River near the base of the Cushnoc Crossing Bridge late Tuesday morning. According to police, the domestic assault between Larrabee, an Augusta resident, and his parents occurred Friday in the area of ​​480 Riverside Drive. Larrabee fled the scene of the domestic assault before police arrived, prompting a curfew, and is believed to have been on the run since Friday, authorities said. Augusta police said they received information around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday about a possible sighting of a body near the base of the Cushnoc Crossing Bridge, which carries Route 3 over the Kennebec River. Officers responding to the call confirmed there was a body in the river at the base of the bridge, and they were able to confirm it was Larrabee. Investigators were able to provide the following information to Larrabee’s family. Augusta police wrote in a news release, “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.”

AUGUSTA, Maine —

A Maine man accused of threatening his parents with a gun has been found dead, police said.

Augusta police said the body of 40-year-old Justin M. Larrabee was found late Tuesday morning in the Kennebec River near the base of the Cushnoc Crossing Bridge.

According to police, the domestic dispute between Larrabee, an Augusta resident, and his parents occurred Friday in the area of ​​480 Riverside Drive.

Larrabee fled the scene of the domestic violence before police arrived, prompting a curfew, and is believed to have been on the run since Friday, authorities said.

Augusta police said they received information around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday about the possible sighting of a body near the base of the Cushnoc Crossing Bridge, which carries Route 3 over the Kennebec River.

Officers who responded to the call confirmed that there was a body in the river at the foot of the bridge and were able to confirm that it was Larrabee.

Investigators were able to notify Larrabee’s family. Augusta police wrote in a press release, “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.”

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