SKOWHEGAN — The initial call to police about a “despondent” man who was later shot by state police Monday was made by a crisis worker.

“It was a call that came in from crisis,” Skowhegan Police Chief Michael Emmons said Wednesday. “There was some information passed on through crisis to us.” He did not say which agency.

Kemp Lybrook, 28, was shot once as he allegedly confronted Trooper Mark Sperrey, a member of the tactical team, and a second trooper. Lybrook was taken to a hospital, where he underwent surgery for a single gunshot wound.

Nicole Sacre, spokeswoman for the Attorney General’s Office, which is investigating the incident, said details of the shooting will not be made public until the investigation is complete.

“Unfortunately, I am not able to tell you anything,” Sacre said Wednesday. “I did speak with the investigations department and confirmed that none of the information that you requested is information that we can give out, due to the investigation still pending.”

Sacre said it is standard procedure for investigators to withhold important details on a case that remains open.

Lybrook was described by Sacre as being “despondent” and brandishing an assault rifle.

The tactical team was outside the residence for several hours after a request for assistance by the Skowhegan Police Department. Skowhegan officers had visited the residence earlier that day after receiving a report that a man with a gun was behaving in a threatening manner, she said.

Sacre said Wednesday that she did not know where Lybrook was or what his medical condition is. She would not say what type of weapon was used by police, where the gunshot wound was on Lybrook’s body or whether Lybrook is to be charged with a crime.

A spokeswoman at Redington-Fairview General Hospital in Skowhegan said Wednesday she was unable to release any information on any patient.

Emmons said Skowhegan police will not release a copy of the radio log from the initial call for service to the Middle Road home, nor any subsequent calls for state police.

“That’s something that needs to be obtained from the Attorney General’s Office,” he said. “When there’s an officer-involved shooting, we are not free to release that kind of information.”

The attorney general is charged by law with investigating any law enforcement officer who uses deadly force while acting in the performance of the officer’s duties.

The shooting was the fourth police-involved shooting in Maine this year, according to Sacre.

Doug Harlow — 474-9534

dharlow@centralmaine.com

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