Human remains found in debris of Auburn home following standoff [Video]

The Maine Department of Public Safety said in a news release Saturday night the state fire marshal’s office found human remains at a home on Russell Avenue, the site where a 911 call was made early Saturday morning. 

Identification of the remains awaits testing and formal identification from the Office of Chief Medical Examiner, the release stated. 

Police said during a press conference Saturday emergency dispatchers received a call shortly before 1 a.m. from a woman who was reporting that her significant other was in a fight with an armed individual who was attempting to break into their home. Gunshots were heard during the phone call, police said.

The woman fled the home and hid, and was shortly found safe by Auburn police on Russell Avenue, …