Police: Man charged with murder after fatally shooting woman, injuring her son in Belfast

Source: Bangor Daily News, MaineAug.迷你倉出租 29--BELFAST, Maine -- A man accused of fatally shooting a woman and injuring her son in Belfast is in jail after police arrested him after a search that led them to a Rockport hospital.Police identified the woman killed at a Waldo Avenue home Wednesday night as 55-year-old Lynn Arsenault of Belfast and Garland.Her son, 22-year-old Mathew Day, also was found shot in the home. He initially was characterized as in critical condition, but a Maine State Police commander said Thursday morning at a press conference that Day's condition had been upgraded to stable. He is receiving treatment at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, where a spokeswoman said Thursday morning she had no information on his condition.Todd Gilday, 44, of Belfast is accused of fatally shooting Arsenault and has been taken into custody. More charges may be forthcoming, police said."We believe the suspect Gilday knew at least one of the people in the home," Christopher Coleman, the commander of the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit, said at the news conference outside the Belfast Police Station. "It's very important to us to find out how he knew the people."Coleman said it was too early to release information about a possible motive for the killing and shooting, and that police investigators want to speak to anyone who might have information. They are interviewing family members today and the investigation remains in the early stages, he said.Police focused on Gilday after responding to two 911 calls reporting the shootings. They spoke with people in the house, including Day, and learned that Gilday was a suspect.Police notified officials in three other states where Gilday has ties while they were searching for him Wednesday night.Gilday went to Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport sometime overnight to check himself in, Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said.Gilday was arrested without incident at about 8 a.m. at the hospital and charged with murder. He was taken to Waldo County Jail in Belfast then transferred later Thursday morning to Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset. No bail has been set, according to a Waldo County Jail official.A friend of Day was also in the home at the time of the shootings and was not injured. He called police to report the shootings, as did a neighbor.Gilday will make his first appearance in Waldo County Superior Court on Friday.The car police said Gilday was driving -- a gray 2007 Nissan Altima with a Maine lobster plate reading "FOREX" -- was found parked in the nearest parking space to the entrance to the Pen Bay emergency room. Officers from the Maine State Police, Knox County Sheriff's Office, Rockport Police Department and Rockland Police Department were at the scene. A cruiser was parked in back of the Nissan Altima.His car was seized by police and taken to the state police crime lab in Augusta for examination, McCausland said.Police initially had sought help from the public in locating Gilday, who was considered armed and dangerous. Shortly after they released information to media outlets, officers received a tip that he was at the hospital.Belfast police and the Waldo County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene of the shooting at 11 p.m. Wednesday. A neighbor of the victims said he first heard arguing late Wednesday night in the rundown yellow house on Waldo Avenue, then a gunshot, then a woman screaming.Although he and his family were accustomed to hearing arguments and fighting in the house next door, Wednesday night was "pretty intense" and much worse than usual, said he and his wife, who did not feel comfortable sharing their names. The couple believe they were迷你倉the ones who first called police to report the situation.Investigating officers found a woman had been killed and a man critically wounded at the 162 Waldo Ave. residence.One of the Waldo Avenue neighbors said that Arsenault, whose last name used to be Day, worked at Bank of America. She moved out of the home a few years ago, and her adult sons lived there most recently.A spokesperson for Bank of America said that Arsenault had worked at the Belfast call center for 10 years and most recently led a team that processes credit card applications."We're shocked by this tragic news. Our thoughts are with Lynn's family," T.J. Crawford said. "We have grief counselors available at our call center throughout the day. She was close with many of her co-workers."Eric Sanders of Belfast, who used to work with Arsenault at Bank of America, said Thursday that her murder is a shocking tragedy. The Belfast city councilor described Arsenault as a hard-working, flexible woman who cared a lot about her co-workers."She was a wonderful lady," he said, adding that she treated her fellow employees in a maternal fashion. "Her team was like family to her. She cared very much about the people she worked with... It's got to be heartbreaking for anyone who worked with her."Sanders said the many questions surrounding Arsenault's death are disconcerting, especially as a Belfast resident. He said he is glad that police have captured Gilday."In sleepy little Belfast.... it just makes you wonder why," he said.Arsenault's daughter-in-law said Thursday that family members were still being interviewed by police and weren't able to speak with the media.Neighbors said they were used to calling police to report fighting and noise from the house."Lynn was a nice lady," the man said, adding that she was concerned about her son.Mathew Day was arrested in late May in Belfast and charged with aggravated assault and domestic violence criminal threatening.According to a report from the Belfast Police Department, his alleged victim, with whom he was romantically involved, had gone to his home where the couple got into an argument. He asked her to leave. She told police later that Day had grabbed her by the neck while she was leaving, which caused her to nearly lose consciousness.She called police to report the alleged assault, and was taken to Waldo County General Hospital to be treated. According to the report, she was diagnosed with a neck sprain.Day was scheduled to appear at Waldo County Superior Court on June 27.According to her Facebook page, Arsenault, who was originally from Dexter,Armed Maine State Police troopers kept an eye on the neighborhood overnight, according to the woman who lived next door to the yellow house.Assistant Attorney General Leane Zainea said Thursday morning that she did not anticipate a probable cause affidavit would be released that day. The affidavit is likely to have details of the shootings.According to Gilday's LinkedIn profile, he worked as a tax examiner for Maine Revenue Services. The profile also says he is the owner of Spinnaker Financial LLC and that he has worked in sales for health insurance companies with a specialty in Medicare. He was educated at Sotheby's Institute of Art, the University of Phoenix and Rutgers University.Gilday's employment with Maine Revenue Services ended last month, according to David Heidrich, assistant director of communications with the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.Watch bangordailynews.com for updates.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine) Visit the Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine) at .bangordailynews.com Distributed by MCT Information Services儲存倉