Horrific Mass Shooting in Lewiston, Maine: Manhunt Underway After 22 Lives Lost
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A minimum of 22 people were killed and many more were injured in a mass shooting in Maine on Wednesday evening, the bloodiest event on US soil in four years. According to state police, an active shooter targeted a restaurant and bowling alley in Lewiston, the state’s second-largest city. According to multiple accounts citing police sources, at least 22 people were killed and up to 60 were injured, the biggest death toll since the same number of people were shot in an El Paso Walmart in August 2019. A manhunt involving hundreds of police officers is currently underway to find the shooter, who remains at large.
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Police have released a photograph of a dark-haired, bearded suspect carrying what seems to be a semiautomatic weapon, asking the public for assistance in identifying an “armed & dangerous” 40-year-old man named Robert Card. According to a police intelligence assessment acquired by the Associated Press, Mr Card is a trained firearms instructor at a US Army Reserve facility in Maine who was hospitalised for two weeks earlier this year. Mr Card recounted having heard voices and threatening to shoot at the military training site in Saco, Maine, according to the paper. The shooter, according to accounts, opened fire at Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley, as well as Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant.
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At least 22 people are dead and 50 more injured in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine.
The shooter remains at large, described by authorities as armed and extremely dangerous.
The search for the shooter is now called a "manhunt." pic.twitter.com/FMPvDRJX97
At Least 22 People Are Dead And Dozens Are Injured In A Mass Shooting In Maine
A shooter went on a shooting spree in the northeastern state of Maine, killing at least 22 individuals and injuring dozens more. On the basis of anonymity, two law enforcement officials in the city of Lewiston informed The Associated Press that the death toll from the incident was expected to grow. According to NBC News, citing an anonymous Lewiston law enforcement officer, at least 22 people were murdered and up to 60 were injured in the attack. Hundreds of policemen from the state and municipal police departments were hunting for the suspect, who was still at large. They did not specify how many individuals were murdered or injured. Lewiston has a population of around 39,000 people. The Lewiston Police Department posted a photograph of an individual of interest, Robert Card, on its Facebook page. “CARD ought to be deemed armed & dangerous,” they added, asking people not to engage or contact him. According to a state police notice, Card was trained as a firearms instructor at a US Army reserve training facility in Maine, yet he had an array of mental health issues, including hearing voices.
As per the Associated Press, the 40-year-old spent two weeks at a mental health facility over the summer. Police previously released two images of a bearded man wearing a long-sleeved brown shirt and dark combat trousers and holding an assault rifle to his shoulder. They also shared a photograph of a stranded white SUV having its doors open, pleading for help from the public. “There is an active shooter in Lewiston,” Maine state police announced on social media platform X. “We are asking folks to take cover. Please remain inside your home, doors locked. Law enforcement is now conducting investigations in several areas.” According to the local Sun Journal newspaper, the gunman targeted a pub, a bowling alley and a Walmart distribution site. According to the White House, President Joe Biden has been updated on the shootings as well as had conversations on the phone with Maine Governor Janet Mills, Senators Angus King & Susan Collins, as well as Congressman Jared Golden about the assault, providing full federal support in the aftermath of the attack.
