Mass Shooting Claims 22 Lives, Leaves 50-60 Injured; Authorities Pursue Person of Interest!

By Dhivya Easwarasamy On Oct 26, 2023

At Least 22 Dead, 50 Injured In Mass Shooting

Police are hunting for the gunman who ki!!ed more than 20 people in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday, but little is publicly known about him.

As of 10:45 p.m., the man who is thought to have ki!!ed at least 22 people and injured 50–60 more at Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley, and Schemengees Bar and Grille, a restaurant, was still at large.

BREAKING: Mass Shooting in US- Atleast 22 dead & 50 injured in Lewiston, ME shootings at 3 locations – Walmart distribution center, a bar, plus third location.
FBI called in, President Biden informed.
Possible Suspect in custody. pic.twitter.com/ol7HwF7NAr
— Megh Updates 🚨™ (@MeghUpdates) October 26, 2023

Law enforcement officials issued a notice late on Wednesday identifying a person of interest, 40-year-old Robert Card of Bowdoin, even though the culprit has not yet been identified.

According to a state police report, Card, a military-trained firearms instructor, was recently admitted to a mental health facility. Chief Justice commentator Jonathan Dienst of law enforcement, stated that authorities think they know the identity of the shooter and the car he is driving.

The sources stated that although the suspect, who has not yet been named in public, may have a criminal history, a motivation has not yet been revealed.

Images provided by Lewiston police show a man carrying an assault-style weapon as he enters a bowling facility while wearing blue jeans and a brown shirt.

They also posted a picture of a white car with what seems to be a black front bumper.

Wednesday night, a shelter-in-place order was in effect for the entirety of Androscoggin County, which is located in southwest Maine, north of Portland and southwest of the state capital, Augusta. All Lewiston area schools, including Bates College, were closed.

The governor of Maine and other officials were appalled by the shooting.

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Robert Card’s Potential History With Weapons

According to the state police alert going around, Card received his gun instruction training at a Maine-based U.S. Army Reserve training center.

Card spent two weeks in a mental health center in the summer of 2023, according to the paper. It didn’t go into specifics on his illness or course of treatment.

Additionally, according to the affidavit, Card had threatened to carry out a shooting at the military training base in Saco, Maine, and had claimed to have heard voices.

A phone number that was on file for the Card but not in use was unavailable.