Maine’s Attorney General ruled Friday that a Portland police officer was justified when he shot and injured a man outside of the Preble Street Resource Center on Oct. 9, 2021. Officer Nevin Rand shot Edward Hyman, 42, after responding to the area to investigate a reported break-in. According to the attorney general's review, a witness told Rand that Hyman broke into the building and was laying down across the street under a blanket with a group of homeless people. “Officer Rand and Sgt. Farris approached the green and white blanket. Officer Rand announced himself, 'Hey, Portland PD, can you come out?' A man, later identified as Edward Hyman, stood up from the blanket and asked, 'What's up?' Officer Rand responded, 'People are saying you were breaking into buildings and stuff.' Mr. Hyman countered, 'No, I wasn't breaking into buildings and stuff,'” the review states. The report states that Hyman continued to reach into his pockets, even after responding officers asked him to keep his hands visible. “Ignoring repeated commands to take his hands out of his pockets, Mr. Hyman moved purposefully toward Sgt. Farris with his right hand underneath his jacket, while ignoring the officers' repeated commands to take his hands out of his pockets,” the document states. Rand fired after Hyman moved toward another responding officer with his hand stretched as though he was preparing to fire, according to the AG’s review. Witnesses told the officers they believed he was holding a pistol. No gun was recovered. The review also states Hyman made comments afterward indicating he intended to provoke officers into shooting him because he wanted to commit suicide. “It was reasonable for Officer Rand to believe it necessary to use deadly force to protect Sgt. Farris, as well as himself, from serious bodily injury or death,” the review states. Hyman pled guilty to refusing to submit to arrest and criminal threatening. If Hyman completed a deferred disposition program, charges against him may be dismissed.