A manhunt is now entering its sixteenth hour to catch the “armed and dangerous” suspect wanted in connection to two mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, that left 18 people dead and 13 injured.
A gunman opened fire in the Sparetime Recreation bowling alley and then the Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant at around 7pm on Wednesday night. Terrifying surveillance footage grabs showed the shooter armed with a rifle. The first victims have been named by family members.
An intensive manhunt is underway across the state for 40-year-old Robert Card, formally identified as the suspect in the now active homicide investigation during a press conference on Thursday morning.
Mr Card is a member of the US Army Reserves and a certified firearms instructor, who officials said had recently made threats to carry out a shooting at a National Guard facility and had reported mental health issues, including hearing voices.
His whereabouts are currently unknown though his car – a 2013 white Subaru – was located at a boatslip in the town of Lisbon.
Residents in both Lewiston and Lisbon have been urged to shelter in place.
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