PARIS — A Massachusetts man was arrested following a high-speed chase that began after reports of shots fired in Paris late Wednesday night.
The Oxford County Regional Communications Center received a report of several shots fired on Park Street in Paris at approximately 11:33 p.m. on April 16.
A Maine State Police Trooper responded to the scene and observed a blue SUV leaving the area.
Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop in West Paris, but the driver refused to pull over, initiating a pursuit.
Law enforcement agencies from Oxford and Androscoggin counties joined the chase, which ended when a spike mat was deployed and the vehicle crashed in a field on Route 26 in Mechanic Falls.
All four occupants of the vehicle were transported to Central Maine Medical Center.
One passenger sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries, while the others were treated and released.
Luis Andres Lorenzo Rondon, 24, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was identified as the driver and arrested on multiple charges including Eluding an Officer, Reckless Conduct with a Dangerous Weapon, Driving to Endanger and Criminal Speeding.
Rondon was transported to the Androscoggin County Jail.
Two firearms were recovered following the pursuit.
No injuries were reported in connection to the initial shots fired in Paris.
The investigation is ongoing.
