2023 in Maine

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The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in Maine .

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Janet Mills (D)

Events

• January 1 – Three officers with the New York City Police Department are wounded in a machete attack during New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square. The suspect, a 19-year-old male from Maine, is also wounded and has been arrested, with jihadist motives being suspected. ^[1]
• October 25 – 2023 Lewiston shootings: Multiple shootings in Lewiston, leave at least 18 people dead and dozens more injured. ^[2]
• October 27 – Authorities in Maine confirm the death of Robert Card, the suspected perpetrator of a mass shooting that killed 18 in Lewiston, with indications of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. ^[3]

See also

• 2024 in the United States

References

1. "NYC machete attacker expressed militant support for Islam, officials say". NBC News. January 2, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
2. Smart, Sara; Miller, John; Sutton, Joe; Wolfe, Elizabeth (October 26, 2023). "At least 16 people dead and search for gunman is underway after shootings in area of Lewiston, Maine, sources say". CNN. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
3. "Suspect in Maine mass shooting found dead". France 24. October 28, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2024.