A Jewish summer camp in Maine has sought a protection order after a neighbour allegedly opened fire near a basketball court where children were playing, forcing the site into lockdown. Pascal Cohen, owner of Camp Modin in Belgrade, filed a complaint against Nathan Hewett, 36, accusing him of firing roughly 20 rounds from a semi-automatic rifle towards the camp on 7 August following a confrontation with security guards, in what Cohen described as the culmination of months of hostile, allegedly anti-Semitic behaviour towards the camp.

No one was hurt, but around 400 campers and staff were present, with children as young as seven forced to take cover while guards donned body armour and bullet casings were later found on the courts. According to court documents, the incident began after Hewett and his father approached the camp angrily over damage caused by his lawn mower, before Hewett allegedly became "extremely enraged" and fired his weapon after leaving the property. He has been charged with reckless conduct with a firearm, criminal threatening, terrorizing and discharging a firearm near a dwelling, and after being released on $50,000 bail—subject to conditions including a 1,000-foot exclusion zone and bans on weapons and alcohol—the camp is now pushing for a further protection order barring any contact with its staff.