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flag A Skowhegan officer shot and killed Kenneth Ortega, 30, after he fired a gun into the air and pointed it at police during a response to a suspicious activity call.

flag A Skowhegan police officer shot and killed Kenneth “Carlos” Ortega, 30, of New York, on February 7, 2026, after Ortega allegedly fired a gun into the air and pointed it at officers during a response to a report of suspicious activity at a vacant home on Water Street. flag Police had been called following news of the resident’s recent death. flag Officers encountered Ortega and a woman walking away and ordered them to stop; Ortega allegedly refused, discharged a firearm, and then aimed it at officers, prompting Officer Benaiah Willhoite to shoot him. flag Ortega died at Redington Fairview General Hospital. flag Willhoite has been placed on administrative leave, and the Maine Attorney General’s Office will investigate the shooting.

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