Maine AG rules officers justified in shooting of Franklin County man
The attorney general said officers reasonably believed Gabriel Wilbur posed a lethal threat after he allegedly pointed a gun at workers and police.
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Maine AG rules officers justified in shooting of Franklin County man
Gabriel Wilbur was hospitalized after police shot him in the shoulder 3 times in July 2025. Officials said he was threatening to shoot a landscaper working at a Wilton home.
Police justified in shooting Wilton man who pointed pellet gun during standoff
The Maine attorney general’s office has found that a Maine State Police specialist and a Wilton police officer were justified in using deadly force against a man during a standoff in July 2025. Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey cleared Maine State Police Specialist Andrew Hardy and Wilton Officer Cody Henry for using deadly force against Gabriele Wilbur, 34, after the man brandished what appeared to officers as a tactical rifle and a handgun, ac…
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