INDIAN TOWNSHIP, MAINE — A man has been charged with murder after a shooting in Indian Township last night.
46 year old Jeremy Stevens of Indian Township was arrested in connection to a homicide. The victim was 41 year old Corey Fields of Indian Island according to Maine State Police.
A spokesperson for Maine State Police said around 9:30 pm on October 10th the Indian Township Police received a report of a shooting on Peter Dana Point Road. State Police, Township Police, Township Fire Rescue, the Passamaquoddy Tribal Warden Service, and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office all responded to the scene.
State Police said upon arrival officers found fields deceased and the autopsy determined his cause of death to be gunshot wounds, ruling it a homicide.
The investigation was taken over by Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit- North, who arrested Stevens and charged him with murder.
Stevens is currently being held at the Washington County Jail as the investigation is ongoing.
Fields’ cousin, Gabreill Fields-Love, remembers Corey as someone who was deeply caring and never gave up.
“For those he cared about he went out of his way to make sure you knew that he cared about you,” and “He had the ability to find humor in dark situations. Whatever life threw at him he had a great ability to persevere and not let it get him down,” Fields-Love said.
Fields-Love says their family is very close knit, and that this loss will leave a huge imprint on many lives. She said her late cousin, “had a heart of gold, with a fighting spirit.”
Fields-Love says she believes the incident arose from an interpersonal conflict, though that is not confirmed as the investigation is in early stages.
Fields leaves behind three children, two under the age of 18.
