Police Investigate Antisemitic Motive in Shooting at Jewish Summer Camp in Maine

What happened

1. 01Nathan Hewett fired about 20 rounds near Camp Modin on August 7 with no injuries reported.
2. 02Camp Modin is a historic Jewish summer camp founded in 1922 in Belgrade, Maine.
3. 03Hewett was arrested intoxicated, with many weapons seized, and charged with weapons offenses and intimidation.
4. 04Court documents suggest suspicion of an antisemitic motive, though no hate crime charge was filed.
5. 05Security locked down the camp and armed themselves to protect 400 campers and staff during the incident.
6. 06Hewett was released on bail with restrictions including no weapons, no alcohol, and no approach within 1,000 feet of the camp.

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