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A 34-year-old man was arrested Tuesday night in connection with the killings of four people who were found dead earlier that day in a home in Bowdoin, Maine, authorities said.
The killings appear to be connected to a series of shootings on a nearby highway that left three drivers injured, including one critically, shortly after four bodies were discovered, state police said.
Maine State Police identified the man arrested as Joseph Eaton.
Eaton was taken to Two Bridges Regional Jail and will make his first appearance in court later this week, state police said in a Tuesday evening news release. As of Tuesday evening, state police had not said he was in custody in connection with the highway shooting.
CNN has not yet been able to identify Eaton's attorney.
“Investigators will be working throughout the night processing multiple scenes and continuing to interview people involved in this incident,” state police said in a news release.
Police have not shared details about possible motives for the two incidents or shared details about the four people found dead in the home.
IN statement On Twitter, Maine Gov. Janet Mills wrote: “Like people across Maine, I am shocked and deeply saddened – acts of violence like the ones we experienced today shake our state and our communities to the core.”
Maine State Police arrived Tuesday morning at a Bowdoin home where they found four deceased victims, State Police Lt. Randall Keaten said at a news conference earlier Tuesday.
Shortly after, authorities received reports that multiple vehicles had been shot at on I-295 in the Yarmouth area, which is about 40 minutes from Bowdoin.
Three people were injured while driving and taken to the hospital, state police said. At least one of the three was in critical condition Tuesday, authorities added.
“We have vehicles that have been hit by direct gunfire throughout the area that we are receiving reports of, so if anyone has holes in their vehicles, please contact us so we can take action,” Keaten said.
The victims found at the Bowdoin home and the highway shooting are linked, Keaten said, adding that there is no threat to the public.
The four bodies were taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta, where autopsies will determine the manner and cause of death, state police said.
Authorities have asked anyone who may have witnessed anything or has any information about the incidents that occurred Tuesday morning to contact them.
“A lot happened this morning between those two scenes, and those are the people we want to talk to, the people that were impacted by this,” Keaten said, adding that authorities continue to work on several affected scenes and gather more information.
