On Friday, August 15, 2025, at approximately 1.55 pm., The Windham Police Department was notified of a shooting that occurred at the intersection of Roosevelt Trail (Route 302) and Landing Road in their town. Witnesses reported a male on a motorcycle, later identified as ERIN HAYNE, 33, of Casco, suffering from gunshot wounds. Witnesses, along with a Maine Game Warden who happened to be in the area, began life-saving measures on HAYNE. He was eventually pronounded deceased on scene by medical personnel from the Windham Fire Department.
Witnesses reported that a silver sedan pulled up next to Hayne, then pointed a firearm from the vehicle and fired numerous shots at him. Witnesses in a UHAUL truck began to follow the shooter’s vehicle while calling 911, providing the license plate to dispatchers. The UHAUL eventually lost sight of the vehicle near the Raymond/Windham town line.
Deputies from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office located the suspect’s vehicle behind the Dunkin Donuts on Route 302 in Raymond, but it was unoccupied. The area was secured and a aperimeter was established. The Maine State Police Tactical Team conducted a K9 track and located the suspect’s body. Investigators withheld the status of the deceased male and the names of those involved while they worked on positively identifying them and making attempts to notify the next of kin.
The Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit, along with the Windham Police Department, was able to positively identify the male as JAMES FORD, 48, of Windham, the registered owner of the vehicle. The investigation revealed Fod leftd his apatmet in Windham shortly before the shooting. Ford was observed as the only occupantd of the vehicle and lived alone. The investigation is still ongoing and there is no know connection between Hayne and Ford.
Route 302 in Windham was closed for approximaely six hours while members of the Maine State Police Evidence Response Tem documented and collected evidence from the scene. The bodies of Hayne and Ford were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for autopsies. The autopsies were performed on August 16 at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Hayne’s cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds and his manner was declared a homicide. Ford’s cause of death was a single gunshot wound and his manner was a suicide.
The invetigation is still ongoing. For background information on the tragedy, please visit post herein dated August 15, 2025.