LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A man fatally shot at least 16 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night sparking a massive search for a person of interest who is a trained firearms instructor.
Here's what we know about the suspect and where the shooting happened:THE SUSPECTA police bulletin identified Robert Card, 40, as a person of interest in the attack.
Card was described as a firearms instructor believed to be in the Army Reserve and assigned to a training facility in Saco, Maine.
Maine has a longstanding culture of gun ownership tied to traditions of hunting and sport shooting.
Central Maine Healthcare said Thursday it was closing all physician offices in Lewiston and six surrounding communities for the day.
Persons:
Robert Card, ”
Organizations:
The Associated Press, USA, Northeastern University, Army Reserve, Androscoggin County Sheriff’s, Lewiston Police, Bates College, Bowdoin, Sagadachoc County . Local, Central Maine Healthcare, Central Maine Medical Center
Locations:
LEWISTON , Maine, Lewiston , Maine, United States, Saco , Maine, Androscoggin County, Sparetime, New England, Lewiston, Maine, New England . Maine, Lisbon, Sagadachoc County ., Lewiston , Lisbon, Auburn