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☆ Maine Shooting Suspect Robert Card Heard Voices, Received Mental-Health Care Before Massacre
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Jim Carlton | Cameron Mcwhirter | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Robert Card , the suspect in the Wednesday shootings that killed 18 in Maine, received inpatient psychiatric care this past summer after he started hearing voices, according to his sister-in-law, Katie Card . Janet Mills said at a press conference Thursday that 18 people were killed and 13 people were injured in the attacks Wednesday night. Maine State Police worked through the night alongside local officers and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to attempt to find Card, 40 years old, their sole named suspect.

Persons: Robert Card, Katie Card, Janet Mills Organizations: Maine Gov, Maine State Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation Locations: Maine

☆ Maine Shooting Suspect Received Mental-Health Care Over Summer, Heard Voices
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Jim Carlton | Cameron Mcwhirter | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Robert Card , the suspect in the shootings Wednesday that killed 18 in Maine, received inpatient psychiatric care this past summer after he started hearing voices, according to his sister-in-law, Katie Card . Janet Mills said at a press conference Thursday that 18 people were killed and 13 people were injured in the attacks Wednesday night. Maine State Police worked through the night alongside local officers and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to attempt to find Card, 40 years old, their sole named suspect.

Persons: Robert Card, Katie Card, Janet Mills Organizations: Maine Gov, Maine State Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation Locations: Maine

Mike Sauschuck, Commissioner of the Department of Safety, speaks during a press conference on Tuesday, October 25. WMURA vehicle of interest was located in Lisbon, Maine, Mike Sauschuck, state commissioner for the Department of Public Safety, said during a news briefing Wednesday night. Lisbon is about 8 miles southeast of the city of Lewiston, where the shooting unfolded earlier Wednesday. Residents in Lisbon and Lewiston are being told to shelter in place as the manhunt for a person of interest, Robert Card, continues, he said. Hundreds of officers continue to search for Card as he remains at large and is considered armed and dangerous, Sauschuck said.

Persons: Mike Sauschuck, Robert Card, Sauschuck Organizations: Department of Safety, Department of Public, Residents Locations: Lisbon , Maine, Lisbon, Lewiston

☆ Robert Card, the Maine shooting suspect, was a skilled marksman, former Army Reserve colleague tells CNN
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( John Miller Curt Devine Casey Tolan Isabelle Chapman Allison Gordon | John Miller | Curt Devine | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“Out of concern for his safety, the unit requested that law enforcement be contacted,” said the spokesperson, Col. Richard Goldenberg. Card then spent a few weeks under evaluation at the hospital, the law enforcement officials said. The 40-year-old Card also threatened to shoot up a National Guard base in Maine, law enforcement officials previously told CNN. Card is a petroleum supply specialist in the Army Reserve and first enlisted in 2002, according to records provided by the Army on Thursday. Clifford Steeves of Massachusetts told CNN he knew Card when they served in the Army Reserve together, starting in the early 2000s until about a decade ago.

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☆ Where is Robert Card? Manhunt for Lewiston, Maine shooting suspect comes with challenges
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Card is a certified firearms instructor, law enforcement officials in Maine told CNN. Lewiston Police Department identified Robert Card as a "person of interest" involved in the Lewiston shooting. “I would say living up in Maine he has more outdoor experience than most people get in their bootcamp experience in the Army,” D’Amico said. His careful planningSeveral law enforcement experts also pointed to what they said was evidence of careful planning by the suspect. Those are unknowns,” said CNN Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst John Miller.

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CNN —Eighteen people were killed in a mass shooting at two locations in Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday night, Gov. Here’s a timeline of how the shooting and the manhunt have unfolded so far. 8:09 p.m.: State Police order people to remain indoorsMinutes later, Maine State Police said there was “an active shooter in Lewiston,” and asked members of the public to stay inside with their doors locked. Maine State Police said the image showed a car belonging to a person of interest. “Please contact law enforcement if you are aware of his whereabouts.”Police are seen near Schemengees Bar in Lewiston, Maine, on Thursday, the morning after a shooting there.

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Lewiston police shared images of a man walking into what appears to be a bowling alley holding a high-powered, assault-style rifle. Our prayers go out to all those working to stop further loss of life,” Lewiston Public Schools said in a post. People ran out of bowling alleyLaw enforcement officers stand with rifles outside Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday. Arel and her daughter saw officers patting people down as they came out of the bowling alley, she said. Androscoggin County Sheriff's office• 10:18 p.m.: Lewiston City Councilor Robert McCarthy tells CNN the death toll was at 22 people killed.

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☆ Manhunt underway for suspect in Maine shooting that left at least 18 people dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Law enforcement officials load into a tactical vehicle at Lisbon High School in Lisbon, Maine, Oct. 26, 2023, as a manhunt resumes for the suspect in a mass shooting in nearby Lewiston the previous day. Law enforcement agencies are searching for the suspect in a mass shooting that left at least 18 people dead and 13 injured Wednesday at a bowling alley and a bar in the town of Lewiston, Maine. The suspect, Robert Card, remained at large Thursday and is considered armed and dangerous, Gov. The search is a coordinated effort between federal, state, county and municipal law enforcement. The rifle used by the suspect was purchased legally this year, two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter told NBC News.

Persons: Robert Card, Janet Mills, Mills Organizations: Lisbon High School, Army, Maine, Analysis, National Guard, NBC News Locations: Lisbon , Maine, Lewiston, Lewiston , Maine, Maine

☆ Maine shooting suspect is U.S. Army Reserve petroleum supply specialist, Army says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[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. Reporting by Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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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.

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☆ A Mass Shooting Suspect Is Still at Large in Maine
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Hundreds of police officers combed a vast, largely rural area of Maine, hunting for the suspect in shootings last night that killed 18 people and injured 13 others in a crowded bowling alley and at a bar in Lewiston. During the manhunt, entire towns have been locked down and students at nearby Bates College have been told to shelter in place. The authorities identified the suspect as Robert Card, 40, of Bowdoin, Maine, and posted a photo of him wearing a brown hooded sweatshirt and carrying a military-style semiautomatic rifle. Seven people died at the bowling alley, eight at the bar and three at the hospital, the police said. When gunshots rang out at the bowling alley, patrons made a frantic flight to safety.

Persons: Robert Card, Camp Smith Organizations: Bates, Pentagon, Army Reserve, Investigators, National Guard Locations: Maine, Lewiston ., Bowdoin , Maine, West Point, New York, Lewiston

☆ Photos: Mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

An intensive manhunt is underway after more than a dozen people were killed in two shootings Wednesday night at a bowling alley and a restaurant in Lewiston, Maine, authorities said. An arrest warrant has been issued for Robert Card, 40, accusing him of murder, according to Maine State Police Col. Williams Ross during a Thursday news conference. Police said he should be considered armed and dangerous. The attack appears to be the deadliest mass shooting of 2023, adding to a grim docket of 565 such incidents reported this year across the United States, with four or more shot excluding the shooter, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

Persons: Robert Card, Williams Ross Organizations: Maine, Police Locations: Lewiston , Maine, United States

[1/4] A man identified as a suspect by police points what appears to be a semiautomatic rifle, in Lewiston, Maine, U.S., October 25, 2023. Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsOct 25 (Reuters) - At least 22 people were killed and 50 to 60 wounded on Wednesday in mass shootings at multiple locations including a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, NBC News reported, citing a Lewiston police source. "There is an active shooter in Lewiston," Maine state police said previously on the social media platform X. The Sun Journal, citing a Lewiston police spokesperson, reported shootings at three separate businesses: the Sparetime Recreation bowling alley, Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant, and a Walmart distribution center. The number of annual homicides in the state has fluctuated between 16 and 29 since 2012, according to Maine State Police.

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☆ At least 22 dead, 50 injured in mass shooting across several locations in Lewiston, Maine, police say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Mike Pescaro | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

At least 22 people are dead and 50-60 more were injured in a mass shooting at two businesses in Lewiston, Maine, according to NBC News. Mayor Jason Levesque, the mayor of nearby Auburn, urged people in his city, Lewiston and the surrounding region to shelter in place. "I am aware of and have been briefed on the active shooter situation in Lewiston," Gov. Federal law enforcement agencies are assisting our state and local law enforcement partners in Lewiston, Maine," spokesperson Xochitl Hinojosa told NBC News. The ATF's Boston office said it is also responding to the active shooter event in Maine.

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A shooter killed at least 16 people in several locations in Lewiston, Maine, according to a law-enforcement source. The local sheriff’s department released photos of a man with a semiautomatic rifle near the entrance to the bowling alley. Photo: Robert F. Bukaty/APA shooter in Maine killed at least 16 people in Lewiston, the state’s second-largest city, according to a federal law-enforcement official. The city police department said late Wednesday evening that authorities were trying to locate Robert Card, 40 years old, as a person of interest in the shooting. He should be considered armed and dangerous, the police said on Facebook.

Persons: Robert F, Robert Card Organizations: Facebook Locations: Lewiston , Maine, Maine, Lewiston

Image Robert Card. Mr. Card was last known to be driving a white Subaru Outback with a black bumper, officials said. The neighbor, Rick Goddard, 44, said he had known the Card family most of his life, because Mr. Goddard lives less than a mile down the road from the Card family house. At the address for the Card family home, no one answered the door on Thursday, and there was only one car parked out front. “We’re on edge right now because we know this is his stomping area,” Mr. Goddard said.

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