Maine’s Soaring Homicide Rate Breaks Three-Decade Record Following Lewiston Mass Shooting
LEWISTON, Maine – The state of Maine surpassed its previous three-decade-old homicide record in 2023, largely due to a mass shooting in October that claimed the lives of eighteen people and left thirteen injured. Authorities revealed on Friday that the total number of homicides for the year had risen to 51, surpassing the previous record of 40 set in 1989. In 2000, the state recorded its lowest number of homicides at 11, while 2022 saw …