Report suggests some deputies responding to mass shooting were intoxicated

'Utter chaos' during search for Lewiston gunman, including intoxicated deputies

The Portland Police Department report describes how officers rushed to secure the scene where the gunman abandoned his car after killing 18 people in the state's deadliest shooting.

Report says there was ‘utter chaos’ during search for Maine gunman, including intoxicated deputies

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The search for the gunman behind last October's mass shooting in Maine was marked by “utter chaos,” including one group of deputies who had been drinking

Report suggests some deputies responding to Maine mass shooting were intoxicated

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An independent commission investigating the deadliest shooting in Maine history plans to take up accusations contained in a report that said self-dispatching police officers created “chaos” during a search for the gunman. The after-action report by the leader of the Portland Police Department special response team said officers showing up to help without being assigned to do so created the p…

Report says there was ‘utter chaos’ during search for Maine gunman, including intoxicated deputies

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The search for the gunman behind last October's mass shooting in Maine was marked by “utter chaos,” including one group of deputies who had been drinking

Report suggests some deputies responding to Maine mass shooting were intoxicated

The independent commission reconvenes Friday to hear from witnesses on communications and coordination problems.