A mother and her adult daughter were fatally shot in a residential neighborhood in Bath, Maine, Sunday morning, allegedly by the father who then died by suicide.
Maine State Police say they are investigating the double homicide that occurred at 10 Crawford Drive.
Bath police responded to the home shortly before 7 a.m. for reports of a shooting and found two women suffering from gunshot wounds, state police say. Despite lifesaving efforts, both women were pronounced dead at the scene.
The suspect was originally reported to have fled the scene following the shooting, so the Maine State Police Tactical Team was called, and they found the suspect dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside the residence, according to police.
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The victims have been identified as 58-year-old Lisa Bailey and her daughter 32-year-old Jennifer Bailey, state police say. The suspect is 66-year-old Michael Bailey, who was married to Lisa Bailey and the father of Jennifer Bailey.
Autopsies will be performed at the chief medical examiner's office in Augusta.
Bath police offered their heartfelt sympathy to the victims' family, and asked people to limit any unhelpful comments on social media out of respect for them.
The incident prompted a shelter-in-place order early Sunday morning, as Bath police responded. The Sagadahoc County Emergency Management Agency initially said any residents north of North Street should remove the keys from their vehicles, lock all doors and remain in their homes in an interior room away from windows, and report any suspicious activity to the Bath Police Department.
Residents were told to not leave their homes until the order had been lifted.
Around 9:10 a.m., the emergency management agency announced that Bath police had lifted the shelter-in-place order as the incident had been resolved. Officials did note that the investigation remained ongoing, however, and that additional law enforcement would be in the area.
State police later said there was no danger to the public.
During the ordeal, Oak Grove Avenue and Crawford Road, from the intersection with Newton Road and Matthews Avenue, were blocked off with detours in place, according to NBC10 Boston affiliate News Center Maine.
Bath Police Chief Andrew Booth told News Center Maine he was aware the community was on high alert but he wanted to let residents know they were safe.
"Bath is a very close-knit community. Things like this don't happen a lot. When it does, it's shocking," Booth said. "Today was obviously a surprise and a shock to a lot of people. A lot of people are having a hard time kind of grasping what happened. We've been in touch with all the neighbors here and the community in general to reassure them that everything is safe at this point."
The Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit and the Bath Police Department are continuing to investigate the incident to piece together the timeline of events. Anyone with information is asked to contact state police at 207-624-7143 or Bath police at 207-443-8339.
