UPDATE: Police Arrest Suspect In Lee Shooting

UPDATE-3 PM -Police said they have arrested Anthony Lord, who has been identified as a suspect in shootings around the town of Lee in Houlton.

According to Steve McCausland of the Maine Public Safety Department, the suspect is Anthony Lord, 35, of Crystal and Houlton, According to McCausland, Lord is 5-foot, 9-inches tall, weighs 263 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes.

McCausland said Lord is a registered sex offender.  Troopers also think Lord has a stolen a pulp truck and are asking the public for help in locating either Lord or the truck.  The pulp truck is a 2010 maroon Peterbilt with green lettering on the side saying “McCarthy”. McCausland said the truck has Maine commercial plate 631745 and has an orange-colored pulp boom.

Anyone with info on Lord or the location of the truck is asked to call State Police in Bangor at 973-3700. Lord is considered armed and dangerous.

The town of Lee in Penobscot County, Main has been shut down according to Lee dispatch. A manhunt has caused police to close the town through Route 6. There are no vehicles allowed to leave or enter the town.

According to the Maine State Police, the shutdown comes after four people were shot in incidents in Lee, Benedicta and Silver Ridge overnight. Police say they are trying to locate the gunman in the town of Lee and the search is concentrated in that area.