Deadly force ruled justified in Biddeford shooting

Submitted by Dennis Hoey on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 16:20

BIDDEFORD -- Attorney General Janet T. Mills ruled today that Biddeford Police Sgt. Jeffrey Greene was legally justified when he shot and killed Barbara Stewart outside her Main Street home in March.

A review of the case by the attorney general established that the 47-year-old Stewart called police on the night of March 24 and told a dispatcher that she was going to kill herself or someone else. She also told police she had a gun.

When the officers arrived, Stewart was holding what appeared to be a semi-automatic pistol. Stewart pointed the gun at the officers and moved toward them.

She refused several orders to drop the weapon, prompting Greene to fire three rounds. She was pronounced dead at a Biddeford hospital.

The investigation determined that Stewart was armed with a silver and black pellet air pistol designed to shoot .177 caliber pellets. The pistol is similar in appearance and configuration to a semi-automatic pistol.

Police later found a handwritten suicide note in her apartment.

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Ran into a situation with a

Submitted by Ron Riml on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 22:14.

Ran into a situation with a teenager at the top of a landing at an apartment, when he swung the gun towards me. It didn't look quite right, and I barricaded behind a wall rather than shoot. Yep, another one of those .177 pellet pistols. He dropped it after several commands.

Snow, you are perhaps the

Submitted by J CHRETIEN on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 20:37.

Snow, you are perhaps the most ignorant poster, well next to Read of Boston and CFairer. Skowreader nailed it. You obviously have issues. Thankfully, those who review these cases aren't as ignorant as you. You seem to think we are out their just to take abuse of fools like you. Sounds like she got what she wanted. My heart goes out to her family, AND the officer who will live with this for the rest of his life.

Oh well... bring a toy gun to

Submitted by john emery on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 20:10.

Oh well... bring a toy gun to a real gun fight... you loose!!! snow and the other Idiot normal person have not a clue in life. My guess is you both have had your problems with the law and hate those who enforce it. Do i feel bad for the lady...yup...but it seems that is what she wanted..to die... but didnt have the gall to do it herself. So she has a cop do it because she knew if you point a gun...toy, pellet, plastic etc... at a cop...your going to die... her wish came true... her sole rest in peace and I am sorry for the officer... may peace be with you... you did the right thing!!! You are home safe and sound with your family. Thank you!!

I wonder what the cop would

Submitted by Steve Carver on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 19:51.

I wonder what the cop would have done if she was holding a plastic spork from KFC. Shoot her with his shot gun?

Another Cop can retire now. He joined the force to leagally kill someone. I hope he got his thrills because the girls kids lost one

of their toys and she aint around to buy them another one.

condolences to her family-

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