On Wednesday night, a mass shooter went on a deadly rampage in Lewiston, Maine, leaving over 50 people wounded in two different shooting incidents at a pub and a bowling alley. The town was engulfed in terror. The second-largest city in the state was placed under shelter-in-place while authorities launched a massive manhunt for the offender, 40-year-old firearms instructor Robert Card, who had a history of mental health concerns.
Chaos Breaks Out: Shortly before 7 p.m., the gunman opened fire on the well-known Lewiston venues Schemengees Bar and Grille Restaurant and Sparetime Recreation bowling alley. Co-owner of Schemengees Kathy Lebel described the horrific scene and expressed shock at the sudden violence that broke out during what should have been a typical leisure evening.
subject of Interest Identified: Robert Card was named as a subject of interest by law enforcement sources around four hours after the shootings. Card was a Saco, Maine-based Army Reservist who had allegedly displayed unsettling conduct, including accusing others of “hearing voices” and threatening the military installation. He had spent the summer in a mental health facility and had a history of mental health problems.
Orders for a manhunt and shelter-in-place:
Residents of Lewiston and the neighboring town of Lisbon were told to remain indoors as the manhunt for Card grew more intense. Authorities issued a warning and unveiled a photo of the suspect, saying he should be taken seriously and armed. Lockdowns and increased security were implemented in the impacted areas due to the urgency.
Community in Shock: All Lewiston public schools were placed on lockdown following the shootings, which happened during parent-teacher conferences. Later on Thursday, the district declared that school activities would not be held as the community dealt with the repercussions of the tragedy. Outside Central Maine Medical Center, families frantically awaited word on loved ones who went missing while personnel dealt with the mass casualty incident.
Impact on the State: Mutual aid was requested from nearby towns, notably those in New Hampshire. Concerns over the extraordinary scope of the violence were raised by the fact that the seriousness of the situation almost equaled the state’s total number of homicides for the full year prior.
current Investigation: To highlight the intricacy of the current investigation, law enforcement officials gave a press conference a restricted amount of information. According to CentralMaine.com, shots were fired at the tavern and the bowling alley, and the suspect seemed to be carrying a rifle in photos that were made public by the Androscoggin Sheriff’s Office.
National Reaction: The sad events in Lewiston have drawn national and state-level interest, as seen by the briefings given to President Biden and Maine Governor Janet Mills on the issue. A statement from the White House attested to the President’s knowledge of the developing circumstances and provided regular updates on them.
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Well first of all if the man had a record of weird behavior and they let him be both a firearms instructor and had a history unusual behavior and had recently spent time in a behavior institution, I would say someone in law enforcement or anyone close to him defiantly fell asleep at the stick! That is unless this is another democratic trick to get a few people to vote someone unworthily of office in where he should not be, Like Biden , that maniac should never have been anywhere near thew oval office!
Don’t worry the Dimocrats have a firm hold on this situation, sort of like the hold they have on Biden and Kamilla !!
Well I believe the people want Biden out of the office, but putting that idiot Kamilla in the Oval office would be a gross mistake, (apparently Biden and Obama had this all planned which is why Kamilla is where she is). However, there must be some way to get around getting rid of Biden and having someone with a brain that actually functions to get in there and run until President Trump is elected , unless we can find a loop hole that would permit Trump to take office ahead of the election , in order to have the country to have someone capable of taking over and getting us out of this Dimocratic Nightmare they created . I hope in the future we don’t go wacky enough to throw a man that could have had our country running great like it was before The Dim o rats stole the election !!