Man pleads guilty to killing 2 random people in front of their kids in Westbrook

WESTBROOK, Maine (WABI/WMTW) - Marcel Lagrange pleaded guilty Monday to murdering two people in front of their children in downtown Westbrook in 2023, reversing a previous not criminally responsible plea.

Lagrange pleaded guilty to all six counts against him Monday, including two counts of intentional or knowing murder, one count of aggravated attempted murder, one count of aggravated assault, one count of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and one count of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.

Westbrook Police were called to the intersection of Main Street and Bridge Street around 8:30pm on June 19th, 2023. When they arrived, authorities say they saw Lagrange shoot and kill Brittney Cockrell outside of a car.

Inside the car, emergency responders later found 41-year-old Mi