
He did, however, offer a general response. When asked, Gagne said it would be difficult to answer how long Lafortune had been deceased when police arrived at the room where she was reported unresponsive. “We’ll keep in constant communication until we have concrete answers that we can give to them,” he said. Gagne said authorities have met with Lafortune’s family members. “It’s not being investigated by the state police - hence, not a homicide,” he added. Gagne said the case is not classified as a homicide, “as of right now.” “The office conducted an external examination and, through its findings, it was determined a forensic autopsy was not needed,” Chasteen said in an email.


On Wednesday, the Maine Office of the Chief Medical Examiner reported it is conducting a toxicology test on Lafortune and is expecting results in 6 to 8 weeks.Īn autopsy is not being performed, according to Lindsey Chasteen, the office administrator for the medical examiner.
