Robert Card is alleged to have killed 18 people at a bowling alley and bar in the US state’s worst mass shooting.
Shocked and fearful Maine residents have kept to their homes for a second night amid the hunt for Robert Card, an army reservist authorities say shot 18 people dead at a bowling alley and a bar in the worst mass killing in the US state’s history.
In most instances when police execute warrants – even for suspects wanted for violent crimes — they move quickly to enter the home. “This is is his stomping ground. He grew up here,” he said. “He knows every ledge to hide behind, every thicket.”Several homes were being searched and every lead pursued in the hunt for Card, a 40-year-old with firearms instructor training. Authorities said he should be considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached.
The victims of the shootings include Bob Violette, 76, a retiree who was coaching a youth bowling league and was described as devoted, approachable and kind.Auburn city councillor Leroy Walker told media outlets that his son, Joe, a manager at the bar and grille, died going after the shooter with a butcher knife.
Schools in Lewiston will remain closed on Friday, while those in Portland would decide in the morning whether to open. Bates College in Lewiston also cancelled classes on Friday and postponed the inauguration of the school’s first black president. A bulletin sent to police across the country after the attack said Card had been committed to a mental health facility for two weeks this past summer after “hearing voices and threats to shoot up” a military base.
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