FILE - Law enforcement gather outside Schemengee's Bar and Grille, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

FILE - Crime scene tape surrounds Schemengees Bar & Grille, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. Two law enforcement officers were thrust into the media spotlight after Maine's deadliest shooting. Now they're facing each other in an election (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

FILE - This two-photo combination image shows Sagadahoc Country Sheriff Joel Merry, left, and Sgt. Aaron Skolfield in Augusta, Maine, Jan. 25, 2024, during a hearing of the independent commission investigating the law enforcement response to the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

FILE - Sgt. Aaron Skolfield listens to questioning, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Augusta, Maine, during a hearing of the independent commission investigating the law enforcement response to the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

FILE - Sagadahoc Country Sheriff Joel Merry responds to questioning, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Augusta, Maine, during a hearing of the independent commission investigating the law enforcement response to the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)