Man Dies on Phillips Bridge After Being Shot by Franklin County Deputy

61-year-old Lawrence Scott died after he was shot by a Maine deputy in Phillips yesterday, Oct. 29.

According to CBS 13 News, multiple people called the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office about a possible suicidal man with a gun on the side of a bridge on Salem Road in Phillips.

Officials say Franklin County Deputy Jesse Clement told Scott to drop the weapon, but he refused. After Scott allegedly raised his gun, he was shot by the deputy, and died at the scene.

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