According to the attorney general’s report, Ellis ran toward the officer with a knife before the officer opened fire. The officer believed Ellis posed an immediate threat to his life, the report said.

A Fryeburg, Maine, police officer was justified when he killed a Massachusetts man after a high-speed chase in January.

Lawmen Linked to Maine's Deadliest Shooting Are Vying for Job as County Sheriff BATH, Maine (AP) — Two law enforcement officers who were allies when they faced tough questions about their interactions with an Army reservist who last year killed 18 people in Maine’s deadliest shooting are squaring off to become sheriff.

Police said 52-year-old Kenneth Ellis led officers on a chase from Conway, New Hampshire, to Fryeburg, Maine, after driving erratically.