Law enforcement officials say Card, a US Army reservist and certified firearms instructor, had extensive training that included land navigation and firearms.
Law enforcement prepare for a search for a gunman who killed 18 people two days ago, in Lewiston, Maine, on Friday.
A law enforcement official said Friday that investigators have also recovered a cell phone that belonged to the suspect.
The encounters happened 10 days after Card purchased the high-powered rifle at a Maine gun store, law enforcement sources said.
A shelter in place sign is displayed in Lewiston, Maine, on October 27, 2023, in the aftermath of a mass shooting.
Persons:
Robert Card, Michael Sauschuck, Janet Mills, ” Mills, “, –, ”, Tricia Asselin, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, ” Tammy Asselin, he’s, Kevin Lamarque, …, Tammy Asselin, Tricia, Joe Biden, ” Biden, trickled, Deborah Roy, CNN she’d, ” Roy, Roy, “, Robert F, Sauschuck, Card, ” Sauschuck, haven’t, CNN’s John Miller, Angela Weiss, “ belligerently, Peyton Brewer, Ross, Tommy Conrad, Michael Deslauriers II, Bryan MacFarlane, Arthur Strout, Joseph Walker, Joshua Seal, Maxx Hathaway, Ron Morin, Bill Young, Aaron Young, Stephen Vozzella, Bob Violette, Billy, Jason Adam Walker, Keith D, Macneir, Lucille M, Violette, Bill, Aaron, Aaron’s, Kayla Putnam, Putnam, “ It’s, ” Putnam, WCVB, Lucille, “ Bob’s, Brandon Dubuc, ” CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz, Jamiel Lynch, Jeanne Bonner, Jay Croft, Alaa Elassar, Raja Razek, Mary Kay Mallonee, Michelle Watson
Organizations:
CNN, Maine Public, Maine Gov, Recreation, Authorities, US Army, Reuters, ”, Law, Getty, Army Reserve, New York State Police, Camp Smith, Army, Card, Ruger, FBI, Violette Maine Department of Public, WBZ
Locations:
Maine, Lewiston, Lisbon Falls , Maine, –, Lisbon, “, ”, Lewiston , Maine, Auburn, Androscoggin, Cortlandt , New York, Sagadahoc