43-year-old Jeremiah Godfrey of South Berwick has been arrested for murder in the death of his girlfriend, 37-year old Sherri Sweet.
From the Maine State Police:
On March 22, the South Berwick Police Department received a 911 call reporting a domestic dispute with shots fired at 48 Brattle Street. Jeremiah Godfrey called 911 and reported that he had an argument with his girlfriend, Sherri Sweet. Godfrey described a struggle over the gun, and Sweet sustained a gunshot wound and was unresponsive. First responders arrived on the scene and rendered aid. Sweet was transported to the Portsmouth Regional Hospital. Sherri Sweet was pronounced deceased on March 23, at 10:15pm.