Southern Field Troop

On Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at approximately 11:33 PM, the Oxford County Regional Communications Center received a report of several shots fired on Park Street in the town of Paris. A Maine State Police Trooper from the Southern Field Troop was in the area and responded to assist.

Upon arrival, a blue SUV was observed leaving the immediate area. Officers attempted a traffic stop in West Paris, but the driver refused to pull over, initiating a high-speed pursuit. Law enforcement agencies from Oxford and Androscoggin counties assisted in the pursuit.

A spike mat was successfully deployed, and the vehicle ultimately crashed in a field on Route 26 in Mechanic Falls terminating the pursuit. All four occupants of the vehicle were transported to Central Maine Medical Center. One passenger sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The other passengers were treated and released. Two firearms were recovered following the pursuit.

The driver, 24-year-old Luis Andres Lorenzo Rondon of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was arrested and charged with Eluding an Officer, Reckless Conduct with a Dangerous Weapon (vehicle), Driving to Endanger and Criminal Speeding. Rondon was transported to the Androscoggin County Jail. No injuries were reported in connection to the shots fired in Paris.

The investigation is ongoing.

On Saturday, April 19, 2025, at approximately 3:15 PM, the Maine State Police responded to reports of shots fired in front of a residence at 17 Prokey Drive in Limerick.

The initial investigation indicates 57-year-old Steven Henry of Limerick was observed doing a burnout in his vehicle in the roadway near the residence. When the homeowner came outside, an altercation occurred, and Henry allegedly discharged a firearm. A responding Southern Field Troop Trooper located the suspect vehicle, a maroon Nissan Titan pickup truck, a short time later on Shaving Hill Road in Limington.

When the Trooper arrived, both the driver and a passenger were outside the vehicle. They attempted to flee in the truck but remained in the immediate area. With the assistance of a Maine Game Warden both individuals were located and detained nearby.

The firearm believed to have been used in the incident—a handgun—was recovered by a Maine State Police K9 approximately 40 yards from where the vehicle was found. Further investigation revealed that the passenger had not been present at the time of the shooting.

No charges are being filed against the passenger at this time. Henry was taken into custody without incident and transported to the York County Jail. He has been charged with Attempted Murder, Reckless Conduct with a Firearm and Discharge of a Firearm near a Dwelling. The investigation remains ongoing.