Brewer, Maine



From Portland’s WCSH6.com of November 10, 2004

POLICE SAY SELF-DEFENSE POSSIBLE MOTIVE FOR BREWER SHOOTING



Police say a man from Brewer who shot his neighbor Monday night doesn't face charges right now.



Detectives were back at 43 Maple Street in Brewer Tuesday talking with people in the neighborhood, trying to get a better idea of what went on inside that apartment building Monday night.



Police say they know the woman living in the downstairs apartment, 70-year-old Mary Coleman, went upstairs to Eric Lane's apartment and told him she was having a problem with her roommate.



Investigators say Lane called police, but before officers arrived Lane shot the man after some sort of dispute.



Police say the victim is 47-year-old Eric Loessin of Texas.



Police say Eric Lane is a security guard at UMaine Orono, and has a concealed weapons permit.



They are looking at self-defense as a possible motive for the shooting.



"We have to look at every angle. Self-defense is one of those things we look at. Some of it is clear and obvious, some aren't so clear so we have to investigate those possibilities also and we are doing that with this case," says Sgt. Steve Pickering of the Maine State Police.



It's up to the Attorney General's Office to decide whether to file charges against Eric Lane.



Assistant Attorney General Bill Stokes says the state will meet with detectives within the next week to discuss the case and review the timeline of what happened.

No subsequent stories about this incident suggest anything but self-defense.