Wedding Photographer Stabbed by Guest in Maine
In Raymond, Maine, a wedding photographer sustained severe injuries after being stabbed in the chest by a guest. On Saturday, Donald Halsing, 26, was at Kingsley Campground for a wedding reception with his fiancée when the incident occurred. At 7:03 P.M., authorities arrived following reports that Andrew Manderson, 26, had allegedly attacked Halsing with a knife in an unprovoked manner. The Raymond Fire Department transported Halsing to Maine Medical Center, where he was treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Manderson faces charges of elevated aggravated assault and is currently held without bail at Cumberland County Jail. Halsing's fiancée noted they had no previous encounters with Manderson or any of the guests. This incident recalls a similar event in India involving a wedding videographer using a drone to pursue a suspect who stabbed the groom.
Key facts
- Donald Halsing, 26, stabbed in chest at Kingsley Campground in Raymond, Maine.
- Incident occurred on Saturday at 7:03 P.M.
- Suspect Andrew Manderson, 26, charged with elevated aggravated assault.
- Halsing taken to Maine Medical Center with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
- Attack described as unprovoked; no prior interaction between victim and suspect.
- Manderson held without bail at Cumberland County Jail.
- Halsing was working as hired photographer with his fiancée.
- Similar incident in India involved drone tracking of a suspect who stabbed a groom.
Entities
Institutions
- Kingsley Campground
- Maine Medical Center
- Raymond Fire Department
- Cumberland County Jail
- Cumberland County Sheriff's Office
- WMTW 8
- PetaPixel
Locations
- Raymond
- Maine
- United States
- Amravati district
- Maharashtra
- India