Rumford family loses their home following shooting incident [Video]

RUMFORD, Maine — Rumford Police Department shared more information about what they called an “active shooter incident” Tuesday night, that caused the Rumford community to shelter in place. 

Billy Morvent, 59,  fired several gunshots in the Rumford Corner Village area around 8 p.m. Tuesday, according to police. Morvent also allegedly crashed his car into a home at 76 State Route 232 and set the building on fire.

Morvent lead law enforcement officers on an extensive search, and officers eventually found him at around 1 a.m. Wednesday with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was taken to Rumford Hospital and later transferred to Maine Medical Center in Portland, police said. 

Police charged Morvent with felony criminal threatening with a deadly weapon, reckless conduct, and felony aggravated criminal mischief. 

Police responded to Rumford Corner Village after receiving reports …