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2023 Lewiston shootings
Part of mass shootings in the United States
An image of the suspect inside Just-In-Time Recreation, released by the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office
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Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant
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Just-In-Time Recreation
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LocationLewiston, Maine, U.S.
DateOctober 25, 2023; 12 months ago (2023-10-25)
6:56 p.m.[1] – 7:08 p.m.[2] (EDT)
Attack type
Mass shooting, spree shooting
Weapons.308 AR-10 Semi-automatic rifle[3]
Deaths19 (including the perpetrator) [1]
Injured13[1]
PerpetratorRobert Card

On the evening of October 25, 2023, a spree shooting occurred at two locations in Lewiston, Maine, United States. Eighteen people were killed and thirteen others were injured in the double mass shooting. The Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office released a photograph of the suspect, Robert Card, and an intensive manhunt commenced. On October 26, an arrest warrant was issued for Card, citing eight counts of murder. On October 27th, Card was found dead in a wooded area of Lisbon.[4]

Shootings

The shootings began at Just-In-Time Recreation, a Lewiston bowling alley, during a youth league event.[5] The shooter used a semi-automatic rifle with an extended magazine and optic,[6] chambered in .308 Winchester.[7][8] The first emergency calls were received at 6:56 p.m. EDT. Seven people were killed at this location.[9]

Shortly after, at 7:08 p.m., a second shooting was reported at Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant, 4 miles (6.4 km) to the south of Just-In-Time.[9][10] Eight people were killed at this location, and another three died later in a hospital.[9]

The Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office and Maine State Police alerted residents of an active shooter at approximately 8:00 p.m.[11] The sheriff's office released images of the shooter with a "high-powered assault-style rifle".[12]

The Central Maine Medical Center coordinated with local area hospitals to take in victims.[13][14] Several were taken to the Maine Medical Center in Portland, the largest hospital in the state.[15][16]

Aftermath

Shortly after the shootings, Card's car was found abandoned at a boat launch along the Androscoggin River.[17]

Following the shootings, a shelter-in-place order was implemented in Lewiston, and schools were placed on lockdown.[18] Auburn issued its own shelter-in-place order and an additional order for businesses to lock down.[19] Classes at Central Maine Community College, schools in the Lewiston Public Schools district, and Bates College were canceled on October 26, as well as several school districts within a 50-mile radius.[20][21][22] The shelter-in-place advisory was extended to Bowdoin on October 26.[23] Bates College also postponed its presidential inauguration, previously scheduled for October 27, until further notice.[24]

Investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)[25] provided assistance to local authorities.[26]

On October 26, the Maine State Police and Governor Janet Mills confirmed the number of victims[27] and announced that an arrest warrant has been issued for the suspect, who is facing eight counts of murder.[28] Police surrounded a house in Bowdoin while executing a search warrant.[29]

On October 27, Michael Sauschuck, the Maine public safety commissioner, said that police will utilize dive teams and Sonar ROVs to search for underwater activity near where Card's vehicle was found in Lisbon, Maine. Sauschuck said they do not definitively know the means of escape.[30] That same day, the shelter-in-place order in Lewiston was rescinded, but hunting restrictions were imposed, banning hunting in Bowdoin, Lewiston, Lisbon and Monmouth until further notice.[31]

Victims

Maine State Police confirmed on October 26 that there had been 18 deaths and 13 injuries.[32]

Suspect

Robert Card, a longtime resident of Bowdoin, Maine,[33] was identified by the police on October 25 as a person of interest,[34][35][36] and he was designated as a suspect the next day.[37]

The Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office released pictures of a white male and a white 2013 Subaru Outback linked to the shootings[38] in an attempt to locate Card,[39] who is described as "armed and dangerous."[40] He is a sergeant first class in the United States Army Reserve and enlisted in December 2002.[41][42] An army spokesperson confirmed that Card was a member of the reserves but had no active deployments.[43]

In July 2023, service members who were training alongside Card at West Point reported that he was behaving erratically and requested that law enforcement intervene. Card had complained of hearing voices and threatened to "shoot up" a military base in Saco. The New York State Police responded to the report and transported him to the Keller Army Community Hospital at the academy,[44] where he was committed for two weeks for medical evaluation.[45][9] Card's sister-in-law informed NBC News that the suspect had started hearing voices around the time he was fitted for "high-powered hearing aids." She mentioned that he "was picking up voices that he had never heard. His mind was twisting them around. He was humiliated by the things that he thought were being said."[46]

He was reported to have been found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on October 27, 2023.[47]

Reactions

Local and state governments

Mayor Carl Sheline said that he was "heartbroken" for Lewiston.[48] The mayor of Auburn, sister city of Lewiston, said, "We will get this situation settled."[49] Maine Governor Janet Mills urged residents to follow law enforcement instructions.[50]

Federal government

U.S. Senator Angus King of Maine wrote on Twitter that he was "deeply sad".[51] Fellow Senator Susan Collins of Maine remarked, "This is the darkest day in Maine history in my lifetime."[52] Jared Golden (who represents Lewiston) and Chellie Pingree, both U.S. Representatives from Maine, released statements expressing shock at the events.[53] Golden further announced his support for an assault weapons ban, reversing his previous opposition.[54] On October 25, President Joe Biden made calls to several Maine lawmakers to offer full federal support.[55] On October 26, he ordered that flags be lowered to half-staff for five days as "a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated in Lewiston, Maine".[56][57] In a later statement, Biden urged lawmakers to impose an assault weapons ban and introduce more gun laws, stating that it is "not normal, and we cannot accept it" and that current safety actions are "simply not enough".[58]

See also

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