A Sabattus man killed his mother before shooting at passing drivers on Wednesday afternoon.
James Davis III, 29, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by his mother, 47-year-old Christine Smith of Sabattus, about 4:14 p.m. when he shot and killed her, according to Shannon Moss, a spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety.
The vehicle continued to travel down King Road and across Route 9, also known as Middle Road, before it came to a stop, Moss said Thursday.
Then Davis got out of the car and began shooting at passing drivers.
He hit one driver, 53-year-old Katherine Williams of Sabattus, with gunfire. She was later taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, where she died.
Davis then shot two more drivers, 19-year-old Tyson Turner of Jay and 35-year-old David Wilson of Hartford, both of whom were traveling alone. Turner and Wilson were taken to CMMC, and they are expected to survive, Moss said.
Davis then killed himself.
The bodies of Davis, Smith and Williams have been taken to the Maine medical examiner’s office in Augusta for autopsies.
The shooting spree remains under investigation, and Moss said that no additional information will be released.
