MASSACHUSETTS -- A man convicted in the shooting death of his parents and family friends in rural Bowdoin is dead.

According to the Maine Department of Corrections, 36-year-old Joseph Eaton passed away during the early morning hours of October 28th, while residing in a Massachusetts correctional facility under the interstate corrections compact.

His death is under investigation.

Eaton was serving a life sentence for murder.

On April 18th, 2023, Eaton killed his mother and father, two of their friends, and the family dog before opening fire on a busy interstate in Yarmouth, injuring three people.

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