Manhunt continues for suspect in Maine mass shooting that left 18 dead, 13 injured
By arseniotoledo // 2023-10-27
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A series of shootings in Maine in what is being regarded as the United States' deadliest mass shooting this year has left at least 18 people dead, 13 injured and part of the state on lockdown as the manhunt for the shooter continues. Maine Gov. Janet Mills confirmed the series of shootings on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 25. They occurred at a bowling alley and a restaurant about four miles apart in Lewiston, a coastal city of about 38,500 residents just 36 miles north of Portland. (Related: Leftist Philly journalist who mocked Scott Adams two days ago about murder prediction was murdered in his home this morning.) "This is a dark day for Maine," said Mills at a press conference. The largely rural state of 1.3 million people is considered to be among the nation's safest. In 2022, Maine had one of the country's lowest homicide rates at just 29 killings. Wednesday's mass shooting saw nearly a year's total number of reported killings in Maine occur within just minutes. By Thursday evening, Oct. 26, parts of Maine are still under shelter-in-place orders as law enforcement continues the manhunt. Mills has promised to do whatever it takes to find the shooter and to "hold whoever is responsible for this atrocity accountable … and to seek full justice for the victims and their families." The first shooting took place a little before 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Just-In-Time Recreation, a bowling alley. Twelve minutes later, 911 calls started pouring in from a shooting at a nearby restaurant, Schemengees. Some of the victims were part of a group of deaf cornhole players who gathered at Schemengees every Wednesday night.

Main person of interest in mass shooting recently received inpatient psychiatric care

A spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety reported that officers were currently executing search warrants in the small town of Bowdoin, directly to the east of Lewiston, as law enforcement continues its search for the main person of interest, Robert Card. Card, 40, received inpatient psychiatric care this summer after he started hearing voices, according to his sister-in-law. "He thought he heard voices at multiple places out in public," she said. "He has to turn himself in." An arrest warrant for Card has already been issued for eight counts of murder, accounting for the number of victims positively identified at this point, and his home in Bowdoin was quickly surrounded by trucks and vans full of armed state and federal law enforcement agents. Card was not at his home, and it is unclear whether he ever returned home following the shooting. "Our reality for today is that this suspect is still at large," admitted Maine Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck. He added that Card should be considered armed and dangerous, and any potential sightings should be reported immediately. Richard Goddard, who lives on the road where Card lives in Bowdoin, told media outlets that Card knows the area well and authorities could experience difficulties in tracking him down. "This is his stomping ground. He grew up here," said Goddard. "He knows every ledge to hide behind, every thicket." Watch this clip from "Hannity" on Fox News as Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley reacts to reports of a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. This video is from the News Clips channel on Brighteon.com.

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