{"id":6308,"date":"2020-05-15T09:51:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T13:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=6308"},"modified":"2025-08-13T19:47:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T23:47:32","slug":"murder-in-millinocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2020\/05\/15\/murder-in-millinocket\/","title":{"rendered":"Murder in Millinocket"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Millinocket man died after a shooting that occurred on Sunday,\u00a0 March 15, 2020. Cameron James Pelkey, 23, was tragically shot during an altercation before officials could get involved. He died days later at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, where he had been treated. The incident took place in a Millinocket home at 308B Penobscot Ave., where Pelkey was being held hostage along with another man and a woman.<\/p>\n

Pelkey was life flighted to Bangor after being shot. The other two hostages were taken out of harm\u2019s way as law enforcement apprehended the shooter. The small town of Millinocket is left wondering how something like this could happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s messed up. I think I heard the gunshot from my house. I didn\u2019t think anything cynical was going on when I first heard it,\u201d Kyle Cocoran, who was a former friend of Pelkey, said.<\/p>\n

The shooter was 45-year-old Jason Mulligan, who lived in Bangor before the incident. Mulligan is being held at the Penobscot County Jail in Bangor in connection with Pelkey\u2019s death. He is being charged with murder now that the victim has died and currently is facing up to life in prison.<\/p>\n

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Pictured above is the shooter, Jason Mulligan.<\/p><\/div>\n

Pelkey\u2019s last good deed was carried out Thursday, March 19. It was always his decision to donate life so that others might have a chance to live, so his organs were donated to those in need.<\/p>\n

Many are mourning the loss of young Cameron Pelkey\u2019s life, from his family of blood or by bond to the people he worked with and surrounded himself with daily.<\/p>\n

\u201cI used to work with him a few years back. Cameron was a good guy. I can\u2019t believe someone would set out to hurt him,\u201d\u00a0 Kyle Cocoran said.<\/p>\n

The motive in Pelkey\u2019s death is still officially undetermined. The town hopes to heal from this great loss. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, funeral arrangements are being withheld for the time being. The family would like to remember Pelkey\u2019s contentment and peaceful lifestyle along with his sense of humor. Pelkey\u2019s friends will remember\u00a0 a caring soul who was always there when times were tough.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you wish to do something in memory of Cameron, please consider donating blood or becoming an organ donor at RegisterMe.org,\u201d the Pelkey family said.<\/p>\n

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Victim, Cameron Pelkey.<\/p><\/div>\n

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