Derrick M. Thompson

In the winter of 2012, in the coastal town of Biddeford, Maine, a young man's life was tragically cut short in a dispute that escalated to violence. Derrick Thompson, a 19-year-old Caucasian male, was shot and killed on December 29, 2012. The fatal encounter also claimed the life of his 18-year-old girlfriend, Alivia Welch, and left his mother, Susan Johnson, wounded but alive after she pretended to be dead. The incident, which unfolded in their apartment, stemmed from a series of arguments with ...

2012 Annual Homicides | Maine State Police

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