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Man Released From Prison Days Earlier Kills Parents and Two Others, Injures Three in Shooting Spree

  • Joseph Eaton, who had a violent criminal history and was recently released from prison, fatally shot four people in a Maine home, including his parents.
  • Eaton then wounded three drivers in a shooting on a nearby highway before being taken into custody.
  • The victims in the home were identified as Eaton's parents, Cynthia and David Eaton, both in their 60s, and two others in their 70s whose names were not released.
  • The origins and ownership of the firearms used in the shootings were unclear given Eaton's criminal history.
  • Eaton now faces four counts of murder in the slayings in the home, though charges have yet to be filed in the highway shooting.
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