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A police standoff that dragged on for more than 17 hours ended with a family reunited, a hostage taker dead and a bomb squad searching a home for explosive.
LIVERMORE FALLS, Maine (AP) A police standoff that dragged on for more than 17 hours ended with a hostage taker dead, the hostages freed and a bomb squad dealing with explosive devices, police sa
Hostage taker’s death ends Livermore Falls standoff
Police do not confirm how Donald White, 44, of Jay was killed, other than saying officers used deadly force.
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Livermore Falls police Lt. Joseph Sage reads a statement Tuesday about the hostage situation while Maine State Police Lt. Jason Madore, commander of Troop C, waits to speak at the Livermore Falls Police Station.
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Editor’s note:
This story was updated Wednesday after an autopsy determined that Donald White died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was also shot by a state trooper, but that was not the lethal shot, according to the Maine Attorney General’s Office. State police used imprecise language Tuesday in describing their use of “deadly force,” leading reporters to believe that police had killed White.