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Friends gather by river in Augusta to honor memory of man shot by police in armed confrontation

Dustin J. Paradis, who had Asperger's syndrome, was remembered by friends at the Wednesday gathering as sweet, giving and helpful.

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Mother of autistic man killed by Augusta police says he was not a threat

Witness says Dustin J. Paradis, 34, was holding a knife, but stepped back from police and was not a threat to anyone but himself.

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Mother of autistic man killed by Augusta police says he was not a threat

Witness says Dustin J. Paradis, 34, was holding a knife, but stepped back from police and was not a threat to anyone but himself.

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Augusta, Maine, police responding to 'more dangerous calls'

Augusta Police Cheif Jared Mills said his officers have been responding to more dangerous calls since this summer in Maine

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The sister of the man Augusta police shot and killed Wednesday says her brother had Asperger's syndrome

She says his Asperger's syndrome affected his ability to communicate, and that he might still be alive if the officers involved had taken a different approach during the incident.

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