[1/2] A person of interest identified by police as Robert Card is seen in this handout image released October 25, 2023.
Lewiston Maine Police Department via Facebook/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The person at the center of a police manhunt following a mass shooting in Maine, Robert Card, is a petroleum supply specialist in the U.S. Army Reserve with more than two decades in the service and no prior overseas deployments, the Army said on Thursday.
Card, a sergeant 1st class, enlisted in Dec. 2002, the Army said.
State and local police identified Card, who reportedly had been committed to a mental health facility over the summer, as a person of interest in Wednedsay's shooting.
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