PORTER — Authorities say a man has been found dead in his Oxford County home by members of the Maine State Police tactical squad.
Steve McCausland of the Maine Public Safety Department says the tactical team was called in today after federal investigators attempting to serve a search warrant heard a gunshot.
McCausland says tactical team members found the body of 30-year-old Gardner Halsey after entering his home in the town of Porter. He says it appears Halsey died from a self-inflicted wound.
The search was being conducted by the FBI, but no details were released.
11:25 a.m.
PORTER — The Maine State Police tactical team is on the scene in the Oxford County town of Porter to assist federal investigators who were serving a search warrant this morning.
As the federal agents approached the house on the Spec Pond Road, they heard a gunshot from inside and called for the tactical team to assist them, according to Steve McCausland, state police spokesman.
Only one person is believed to be inside the house and members of the tactical team are now attempting to make contact with that person.
Spec Pond Road has been closed. The road is off from Route 160.
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