Sugarloaf employee accused of shooting, killing co-worker
By Russ Reed
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CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (WMTW) — A Maine man who is an employee of Sugarloaf has been charged with the murder of a woman he worked with at the ski resort, according to officials.
Austin Doucette, 24, of Carrabassett Valley, was arrested Monday night in connection with the shooting death of Mikayla Rose Desantis, 23, of Colchester, Connecticut.
Maine State Police officials said the Franklin County Regional Communications Center received a 911 call reporting the shooting at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
First responders transported Desantis to MaineHealth Franklin Hospital in Farmington. She was later transported to Maine Medical Center in Portland, where she died of her injuries.
Investigators said Desantis suffered in her injuries at a residence on Left Bank in Carrabassett Valley.
Carrabassett Valley residents who live at the Left Bank condominium complex off Route 27 told Maine’s Total Coverage reporter Jim Keithley that a shooting happened at the property.
Sugarloaf owns several units at the condo complex and rents them out to their employees. Keithley obtained an email sent to Sugarloaf staff members by Jessica Sechler, Sugarloaf’s vice president of marketing.
“Last evening through the early morning hours, an incident occurred involving two members of our Sugarloaf team. Tragically, one of those individuals has passed away,” Sechler said in the email. “The second individual involved has been asked to refrain from returning to work or being present on Sugarloaf property until the investigation is resolved.”
A resident captured a photo that showed a Maine State Police Evidence Response Team vehicle at the condo complex Monday morning. Neighbors said authorities were investigating Unit 1215.
Greg Roy, who lives in the condo below Unit 1215, said a detective removed a piece of sheetrock from his ceiling to look for a bullet. Roy also said he was asleep during the reported shooting and did not hear anything.
Doucette was arrested at 10:48 p.m. Monday in Kingfield on a warrant issued out of Farmington District Court, according to a booking sheet from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.
The booking sheet also states Doucette is being held without bail at the Franklin County Jail.
Authorities said the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit conducted the investigation and was assisted by the Carrabassett Valley Police Department and Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.
The shooting remains under investigation. State police said they will share additional information when it is appropriate to do so.
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