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As of 7:15 Thursday morning, the mass shooter responsible for at least 22 deaths and dozens of injuries in Lewiston, Maine is still on the loose. Maine State Police are expanding the “shelter in place” advisory and school closings during the search for the dangerous suspect.
We are expanding the shelter in place advisory and school closings to include the town of Bowdoin. Please stay inside your homes while more than 100 investigators, both local and federal work to locate Robert Card who is a person of interest in the Lewiston shootings. pic.twitter.com/dqixmXbJAX
— Maine State Police (@MEStatePolice) October 26, 2023
There were early rumors that the suspect had been caught and detained by police, those rumors are not accurate, the suspect has yet to be located. His car was found abandoned in Lisbon, Maine which expanded the shelter in place to those surrounding areas.
A NH State Police helicopter is currently circling the area in Lisbon where the Lewiston shooting suspect's white Subaru was reportedly found. pic.twitter.com/Tp5drzhkxm
— The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) October 26, 2023
According to reporting from CNN,
“Lewiston police have identified 40-year-old Robert Card of Bowdoin as a person of interest, saying he should be “considered armed and dangerous.” Law enforcement officials in Maine say Card is a certified firearms instructor and a member of the US Army Reserve. Card had recently made threats to carry out a shooting at a National Guard facility in Saco, Maine, and also reported mental health issues, including hearing voices, the officials said.”
Below is an eye witness account of when the deadly shooting began in a Lewiston bowling alley.
Eyewitness account of Maine attacker.#RobertCard #MassShooting #ActiveShooter
— Truth Over Media (@TruthOverMedia) October 26, 2023
