In the early hours of March 12, 2025, deputies found 28-year-old Jaquan Morris Humphries dead from a gunshot wound at a residence on Madawaska Road in Palmyra, Maine. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta ruled the death a homicide. Humphries, a Black man from Mattapan, Massachusetts, had been living at the Madawaska Road address where he was found.

The Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit and Evidence Response Technicians conducted an extensive investigation at the home. The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office had previously executed two search warrants at 531 Madawaska Road in the months before the shooting in connection with suspected illegal drug trafficking. Authorities said there was no known ongoing danger to the public.

Few public developments had emerged by May 18, 2025, and the investigation remained active. If anyone saw or heard anything around Madawaska Road the night of March 12, or knows Humphries’ movements in Palmyra, please share what can help the inquiry.