UPDATE: The deceased has been identified as 78-year-old Velma Withee of Hartland. The manner of death has been ruled homicide.
There is no known threat to the public. The circumstances surrounding the death remain under investigation.
📰 MSP Continues to Investigate Homicide in Hartland 📰
On Saturday, April 12, 2025, at approximately 6:30 PM, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office requested the assistance of the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central in response to a death at a residence on Canaan Road… pic.twitter.com/QncYVqnr4d
— Maine State Police (@MEStatePolice) April 28, 2025
ORIGINAL POST: The circumstances surrounding the death of an adult female at a Canaan Road, Hartland, residence over the weekend, remains under investigation.
From the Maine State Police:
On Saturday, April 12, 2025, at approximately 6:30 pm the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office requested the assistance of the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central in response to a death at a residence on Canaan Road in Hartland. The deceased, an adult female, was transported to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta, where an autopsy was performed on Monday, April 14, 2025. The results of the autopsy are pending, and the individual’s identity is being withheld pending family notification. The circumstances surrounding the death remain under investigation. At this time, there is no known threat to the public.
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