RUMFORD — A local man was found in his home early Wednesday morning with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, hours after police say he crashed his truck into a nearby home, set it on fire and ...

Local police are asking people to not leave their homes near South Rumford Road and Route 232 after reports that someone was firing a gun and lit a house on fire.

Rumford police charged the suspect with criminal threatening with a deadly weapon, reckless conduct, and aggravated criminal mischief.

Around 1 a.m. Wednesday, officers located the suspect, who was suffering from a life-threatening, self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

Police issued the shelter-in-place order while they searched the area, along with help from Maine State Police.

Police say that during the active-shooter situation, they received reports that three people had taken cover in a ditch and that the home was on fire.

A Rumford man has been taken into custody following an active shooter event Tuesday night that led to a house fire and a multi-agency law enforcement response. The Oxford County Regional ...

An armed individual is in custody following an active shooter situation that occurred Tuesday evening on State Route 232 in the Rumford Corner village area. The Rumford Police Department, led by Chief ...

A Maryland law passed earlier this year requires the Maryland Center for School Safety to study the effectiveness and the mental health impacts of active shooter drills and trainings on students ...