US Maine Shooter found dead after killing 22 by open firing
22 people were killed, over 50-60 were injured
The shooting took place at two locations 6.5 km away from each other
Updated: Oct 28th, 2023
The Maine shooter Rober Card | Image: IANS |
Updated on Oct 28, 7 p.m.
US Maine mass shooting suspect found dead
The man accused of killing 18 people in Lewiston, the US state of Maine, was found dead from “an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound,” police said.
Robert Card, 40, a member of the US Army Reserves, is alleged to have opened fire at a restaurant and a bowling alley on Oct 25 evening in which at least 18 people were killed and 13 others injured, according to news reports.
The suspect was found dead at 7.45 p.m. local time (5.15 a.m. IST) on Oct 27 evening near the Androscoggin River in Lisbon Falls, about 10 miles (16 km) from Lewiston, an official of the Maine department of public safety said, adding that he had an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Card for eight counts of murder, Maine State Police said Oct 26. Local authorities rescinded the shelter-in-place order for neighbouring communities in the wake of the suspect’s death.
A massive manhunt is currently underway in the US state of Maine for the gunman who killed 22 people in two mass shooting incidents, with the police asking residents of Lewiston, the second largest city in the state, to shelter in place.
There were two active shooting incidents on the evening of Oct 25 in the city- at Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley on Mollison Way, and Schemengees Restaurant on Lincoln Street, according to the Lewiston Police Department.
The two locations are at a distance of 6.5 km from each other.
State officials said the shootings began at 6.56 p.m., reported local media.
The manhunt for Robert Card
In a statement late at night on Oct 25, the Lewiston Police Department said the 40-year-old person of interest Robert Card, who is currently absconding, should be ‘considered armed and dangerous’.
“Law Enforcement is attempting to locate Robert Card 4/4/1983, as a person of interest regarding the mass shooting at Schemengees Bar and Sparetime Recreation this evening. CARD should be considered armed and dangerous. Please contact law enforcement if you are aware of his whereabouts,” the statement added.
Police also shared a photo of a white vehicle, saying its front bumper was believed to be painted black, and asked anybody who recognised it to contact police.
Sauschuck said that a ‘vehicle of interest’ was found in Lisbon but the person of interest remains at large.
Who is Robert Card?
As of today, hundreds of officers continue to search for Card, a trained firearms instructor and member of the US Army Reserves, a news agency reported citing authorities as saying.
Law enforcement officials said Card ‘recently reported mental health issues’.
The authorities respond
The Central Maine Medical Center had also confirmed its response to a ‘mass casualty, mass shooter event’ and is coordinating with other hospitals in the area to treat the injured.
Although the number of injured persons was not immediately clear, reports have suggested that at least 50 to 60 people were hurt.
The shelter-in-place order remained for Lewiston and now is also in place for Lisbon, which is around 7 miles (11.26 km) southeast of the city, Michael Sauschuck, commissioner of the Maine Department of Public Safety, told reporters.
Lewiston Public Schools superintendent Jake Langlais has announced that schools will remain closed today.
The White House said president Joe Biden has been informed of the incident, adding that he spoke on the phone with a number of Maine lawmakers in the wake of the mass shootings, reports media.
“The president spoke by phone individually to Maine governor Janet Mills, senators Angus King and Susan Collins, and congressman Jared Golden about the shooting in Lewiston, Maine and offered full federal support in the wake of this horrific attack,” it added.
Lewiston is a city of about 38,000 people located about 35 miles north of Portland, Maine.
(Source: IANS)
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