Arrest made after 4 found dead at home, 3 shot on interstate in connected incidents

Arrest made after 4 found dead at home, 3 shot on interstate in connected incidents

A suspect has been charged with the murder of the four victims, police said.

A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the deaths of four people who were found dead inside a home Tuesday, according to Maine State Police.

Police announced Tuesday evening that Joseph Eaton has been charged with murder.

A woman reacts at the scene of a multiple shooting, April 18, 2023, in Bowdoin, Maine. Four people were found fatally shot in a Maine home Tuesday shortly before gunfire injured three others on a busy highway 25 miles away in a pair of crimes that were linked, state police said

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A body is wheeled to a hearse at the scene of a shooting, April 18, 2023, in Bowdoin, Maine.

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After the four victims were found dead inside a home in Bowdoin, a short time later, around 10:30 a.m., three people were shot while driving south on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth, police said. Authorities said the incidents were connected.

The interstate victims have been hospitalized. One person was in critical condition, police said.

Maine State Police said a shooting on Interstate 295 was tied to four bodies found in a home in Bowdoin, April 18, 2023.

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"Investigators will be working throughout the night processing multiple scenes and continuing to interview people involved with this incident," police said in a statement.

Yarmouth is about 25 miles south of Bowdoin.

Eaton is expected to make an initial court appearance later this week, police said.

ABC News' Darren Reynolds and Ben Stein contributed to this report.

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