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Post by Webster on Oct 25, 2023 22:24:16 GMT -5
(The Guardian) Maine’s Sun Journal is reporting that police issued an alert about 9:20 pm local time for all law enforcement to be on the lookout for possible suspect Robert Card. The paper reports that the car police believed he was driving, a white Subaru Outback, was found near the commercial centre of Lewiston and police were seen by witnesses knocking on doors of nearby homes.
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Post by Webster on Oct 25, 2023 22:25:44 GMT -5
(NBC News) Waiting outside hospital for word about loved onesA woman outside Central Maine Medical Center was among those waiting to find out what happened to their loved ones after the mass shooting in Lewiston. “My ex-husband and my son were playing pool at Schemengees,” the woman told NBC affiliate WCSH. She then learned about the shooting on social media but has learned very little since. She and others went to the hospital. “We’re all waiting, and we’ve heard nothing,” she said. 'We have everybody on board right now,' mayor of adjacent Auburn saysThe mayor of Auburn, Maine, tonight urged people in his city, Lewiston and the surrounding region to shelter in place and assured them that "we will get this situation settled." "We have everybody on board right now, from state, local and federal officials working on this," Mayor Jason Levesque said on NBC News Now in a phone interview. The violence in Lewiston is "completely unusual" for Maine and the area, he said. The two cities — Auburn, with a population of around 26,000, and Lewiston, around 35,000 — are separated by a river, Levesque said. “I can’t go to the grocery store without running into someone who's complaining about a pothole,” Levesque said. “It may seem insignificant at this point in time when we’re talking about this situation, but that’s how close this community is,” he said.
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Post by Webster on Oct 25, 2023 22:26:23 GMT -5
(The Guardian) Melinda Small, the owner of a bar close to the Sparetime Recreation bowling alley, has told the Associated Press that her staff immediately locked their doors and moved all 25 customers and employees away from the doors after a customer reported hearing about the shooting at the bowling alley. She said the police flooded the roadway and a police officer eventually escorted everyone out of the building four at a time. Everyone in the bar is reported to be safe. “I am honestly in a state of shock. I am blessed that my team responded quickly and everyone is safe,” Small told The Associated Press. “But the same time, my heart is broken for this area and for what everyone is dealing with. I just feel numb.”
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Post by Webster on Oct 25, 2023 22:27:31 GMT -5
(NBC News) Biden pledges full federal support after shooting in LewistonBiden called Gov. Janet Mills and members of Congress about the shooting in Lewiston, a senior White House official said. Biden called Mills, Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins and Rep. Jared Golden and offered full federal support in the wake of "this horrific attack," the official said. Maine Medical Center prepares for 'potential patient transports'Maine Medical Center, a Level 1 trauma center, created critical care and operating room capacity as it prepares to take in patients who were shot in Lewiston, the hospital said in a statement. "Out of an abundance of caution and due the dynamic nature of this situation, MMC and other MaineHealth hospitals have closed their campuses to non-hospital personnel and non-patients until further notice," the hospital said. "MaineHealth and Maine Medical Center express their deepest sympathies to those impacted by this tragedy," it added.
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Post by Webster on Oct 25, 2023 22:35:23 GMT -5
--Lewiston Maine Murders 22 Dead 60 wounded Robert Card, 40. Trained firearms instructor. May be in wooded area a mile from where police found his car. Helicopters overhead; Maine State Police coordinating search. Neighbor stated they saw suspect in the area a few days earlier. #AureFreePress (Aure Free Press, 25 Oct. 2023)
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Post by Webster on Oct 25, 2023 22:37:46 GMT -5
(The Guardian) Person of interest in Lewiston shootings is an instructor for the US army reserve - APRobert Card, the man identified as a person of interest in the Lewiston shootings is a firearms instructor trained by the military, according to a state police bulletin seen by the AP news agency. The police intelligence bulletin was being circulated to law enforcement officials on Wednesday night after the shootings that left at least 16 people dead. The bulletin says Card had been trained as a firearms instructor at a US army reserve training facility in Maine.
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Post by Webster on Oct 25, 2023 22:41:44 GMT -5
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Post by Webster on Oct 25, 2023 22:42:27 GMT -5
(NBC News) Vehicle being sought after shooting is found in Lisbon, MaineA vehicle that was sought after the shooting incidents in Lewiston, Maine, was found in the town of Lisbon a short distance away, the state Public Safety commissioner said. The hunt for the gunman is ongoing. A “person of interest” has been identified in the shooting but he has not been called a suspect. A shelter in place remained for Lewiston and now is also in place for Lisbon, which is around 7 miles southeast of Lewiston, Maine Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck said.
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Post by Webster on Oct 25, 2023 22:47:01 GMT -5
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Post by Webster on Oct 25, 2023 22:48:08 GMT -5
(NBC News) Person of interest had recently threatened to shoot up Maine National Guard base, bulletin saysMaine law enforcement officials said late tonight that they are looking for a 40-year-old man named Robert Card, whom they identified as a “person of interest” in the fatal shootings at a bar and a bowling alley in Lewiston. A bulletin put out by the Maine Information and Analysis Center, a database for law enforcement officials, said Card was a trained firearms instructor and was believed to be in the Army Reserve. It added that law enforcement said Card “recently reported mental health issues to include hearing voices and threats to shoot up the National Guard Base in Saco, ME.” The bulletin said Card was reported to have been committed to a mental health facility for two weeks this summer and then released. NBC News has not been able to independently verify the bulletin’s statements about Card’s history. -Read more: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lewiston-maine-shooting-robert-card-what-know-rcna122262
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Post by Webster on Oct 25, 2023 22:53:01 GMT -5
(NBC News) Public Safety Department commissioner says multiple casualties, but did not confirm numberThe commissioner of the Maine Department of Public Safety said late tonight that there were multiple casualties in shootings in Lewiston, Maine, but did not release a number. At around 6:56 p.m., “a couple of shooting incidents occurred here with multiple casualties” in Lewiston, Commissioner Michael Sauschuck said at a news conference. Sauschuck would not release a number. "This is a very fluid situation," he said. He said he did not have firm numbers, but once he did they would be released. A search for the gunman continues. There are “literally hundreds” of police officers in Maine working on the case, Sauschuck said. A "person of interest," Robert Card, is being sought. He is not being called a suspect.
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Post by Webster on Oct 25, 2023 23:00:05 GMT -5
(NBC News) No shooting at Walmart distribution center despite early reports of gunfire thereA Walmart distribution center was locked down as gunfire erupted in Lewiston, but there was no actual shooting at that location, a company spokesman said. An early police statement had stated that shots were fired at three businesses, a bowling alley, a restaurant and a Walmart distribution center. Officers explored the Walmart distribution and didn’t find any suspects or victims, the company said. "There was no shooting on Walmart’s property," Walmart representative Joe Pennington said. "The distribution center was locked down and police searched the facility. They did not find anything and no one was hurt. "
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Post by Webster on Oct 25, 2023 23:14:08 GMT -5
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Post by Webster on Oct 25, 2023 23:32:28 GMT -5
(NBC News) Person of interest studied engineering at University of MaineThe person of interest in connection with the shootings studied engineering at the University of Maine about 20 years ago, a school representative said. Card was a student there from 2001 to 2004, though it was not immediately clear whether he graduated, University of Maine spokesperson Eric Gordon told NBC News early Thursday. Gordon said he did not have access overnight to any other student information about Card. Reunification center at Auburn Middle SchoolA reunification center was set up at Auburn Middle School after shootings in Lewiston, state police said. People who have questions about their loved ones can go to the school at 38 Falcon Drive in Auburn, police said.
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Post by Webster on Oct 26, 2023 0:01:41 GMT -5
(NBC News) All Lewiston municipal buildings closed ThursdayThe city of Lewiston said that all municipal buildings are closed Thursday as the hunt for a shooter who caused multiple casualties in the city Wednesday evening continues, the city government said. Schools are also closed. People were told to shelter in place after the shootings. Police identified a bar and bowling alley as scenes. The city said that non-emergency personnel should stay home.
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