In the early hours of January 22, 2017, a domestic disturbance call on River Bend Road in Waldoboro, Maine, ended with the death of 57-year-old Jon Michael Alspaugh. Police were dispatched around 1 a.m. and Waldoboro Police Officer John Lash encountered Alspaugh at the residence. An exchange of gunfire followed; Alspaugh fired his handgun and struck Officer Lash once in the torso. Officer Lash, wearing a bulletproof vest, returned fire and fatally wounded Alspaugh, who died of gunshot wounds to the head and torso.

Less than two days before the confrontation, Alspaugh had filed for divorce. The Maine Attorney General’s Office investigated the officer-involved shooting, placed Officer Lash on paid administrative leave during that inquiry, and ultimately cleared him, concluding his use of deadly force was justified in self-defense.

If anyone witnessed the incident or knew Alspaugh’s situation in the weeks before January 22, 2017, please share what you know.