Maine police report seven killed at bowling alley, eight at restaurant in mass shooting
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The manhunt to catch Maine mass shooting suspect Robert Card has now entered its third day after a dramatic raid on his home in Bowdoin ended with no arrest and no sign of the US Army Reservist.
On Thursday night, Maine police and FBI agents descended on his home and were heard shouting “FBI! Open the door!”, while members of the media were told to back off with their lights.
The heavy police presence dissipated hours later, with law enforcement officials saying that it had all just been standard procedure to serve a warrant and search the property.
Mr Card is wanted on suspicion of murdering 18 victims and wounding 13 others in mass shootings across two locations on Wednesday night.
The gunman first targeted the Just-in-Time Recreation bowling alley and then the Schemengees Bar & Grille in Lewiston before going on the run.
Several of the victims have now been named by family members, with a teenage boy among the dead.
Aaron Young, 14, was with his father Bill Young at the bowling alley for an evening with their bowling league, the family said. Both died in the attack.
Warning: Disturbing images
What we know about the Maine mass shooting
Children were playing games at a party in a bowling alley.
Locals were drinking and dining at a restaurant.
Residents across Maine are hunkering down in their homes and businesses as the search continues for the US Army Reserve firearms instructor who had allegedly threatened to shoot up a National Guard post and had recently complained about hearing voices, reports Rachel Sharp.
Watch: Jared Golden U-turns on assault rifles, calls on Congress to ban
Jared Golden U-turns on assault rifles, calls for ban from congress
Democratic representative Jared Golden called for a ban on assault weapons on Thursday, 26 October following mass shootings that killed 18 people and wounded 13 more in Maine. During a news conference in Lewiston, Golden said he had previously opposed a ban on what he described as “deadly weapons of war” out of fear for the lives of his family members. “I have opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war, like the assault rifle used to carry out this crime,” the democrat said. “The time has now come for me to take responsibility for this failure, which is why I now call on the United States Congress to ban assault rifles like the one used by the sick perpetrator of this mass killing in my hometown of Lewiston, Maine.”
Fearful Maine residents stay home amid search for suspect in killing of 18 people
Shocked and fearful Maine residents kept to their homes for a second night on Thursday as hundreds of heavily armed police and FBI agents searched intensely for Robert Card, an Army reservist authorities say fatally shot 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in the worst mass killing in state history.
Much of Thursday’s search focused on a property belonging to one of Card’s relatives in rural Bowdoin, where trucks and vans full of armed agents from the FBI and other agencies eventually surrounded a home. Mr Card and anyone else inside were repeatedly ordered to surrender.
But hours later, after repeated announcements and a search, authorities moved off — and it was still unclear whether Mr Card had ever been at the location, state police said. Richard Goddard, who lives on the road where the search took place, knows the Card family. Robert Card, who is four years younger, knows the terrain well, Mr Goddard said.
“This is is his stomping ground. He grew up here,” he said. “He knows every ledge to hide behind, every thicket.”
April Stevens lives in the same neighbourhood where one of the shootings took place. She turned on all her lights overnight and locked her doors. She knew someone killed at the bar and another person injured who needed surgery.
“We’re praying for everyone,” Mr Stevens said through tears.
The attacks stunned a state of only 1.3 million people that has one of the country’s lowest homicide rates: 29 killings in all of 2022.
Under scrutiny: Maine’s relaxed gun laws
Ariana Baio reports:
In Maine, where 18 people were killed and 13 others were injured during a mass shooting on Wednesday, residents can obtain a firearm without undergoing a background check or waiting period and there are no “red flag” laws in place.
The state, which possesses some extremely relaxed gun laws, is the site of the deadliest mass shooting to occur in the US so far this year.
The suspected gunman, who police have named as 40-year-old Robert Card, entered a bowling alley and then a local restaurant seemingly armed with an AR-15-style rifle to carry out the shooting.
In Maine, anyone 21 or older can conceal carry a handgun without a permit or prior firearm training – people 18 or older can do so if a person is on active duty or honorably discharged from the Armed Forces.
Additionally, the state does not outlaw the possession of semiautomatic weapons.
Watch: Susan Collins stands firm on assault weapons stance after Maine mass shooting
Susan Collins stands firm on assault weapons stance after Maine mass shooting
Republican Senator Susan Collins said at a news conference in Lewiston on Thursday 26 October, that “it is more important that we ban very high-capacity magazines” rather than assault-style weapons after mass shootings killed 18 people and wounded 13 more in Maine. “I think that would have more input and more effectiveness,” Collins said. “What makes this crime so heinous, is in a typical year Maine might have 22 murders, and last night we almost approached the number for the entire year.” At the same news conference, democratic representative Jared Golden called for a ban on assault weapons.
In pictures: Police continue to hunt for suspect in Maine mass shooting
Law Enforcement officials gather near a home as they prepare to search it for the suspect in connection with two mass shootings on 26 October 2023
Law Enforcement officials search an area for a suspect in connection with two mass shootings on 26 October 2023 in Bowdoin, Maine
Law enforcement are seen outside the home of suspect Robert Card’s father and brother in Bowdoin, Maine on 26 October 2023
Law enforcement are seen outside the home of suspect Robert Card’s father and brother in Bowdoin, Maine on 26 October 2023
Lewiston Public Schools to remain shut on Friday
Lewiston Public Schools will be closed on Friday for the second day in a row as the suspect in Wednesday night’s mass shooting remains at large.
“We remain in a shelter in place situation,” said Superintendent Jake Langlais in a post on the district’s website. “We will not open buildings or run bus transportation.”
Law enforcement are seen outside the home of suspect Robert Card’s father and brother in Bowdoin, Maine on 26 October 2023
Robert Card: What we know about suspect in Maine mass shooting
Maine law enforcement officials later announced that Robert Card, a 40-year-old Sgt 1st class in the Army Reserve, is wanted as a suspect in the shootings that left 18 dead and 13 others injured.
Here’s what we know so far about the accused gunman:
New House Speaker slammed for offering prayers after mass shooting
After calling it a “horrific tragedy”, here’s what he said to the media on Thursday morning:
“This is a dark time in America, we have a lot of problems and we’re really, really hopeful and prayerful. Prayer is appropriate in a time like this, that the evil can end and this senseless violence can stop. And so that’s that’s the statement this morning on behalf of the entire House of Representatives. Everyone wants this to end and I’ll leave it there.”
Lewiston bar manager identified among 18 victims of Maine shooting
The father of a bar manager in Lewiston identified his son as one of the 18 victims who died in Wednesday’s shooting in Maine.
Leroy Walker, a city council member in Auburn, Maine, told NBC News that state police had confirmed his son Joseph Walker had been killed when a gunman opened fire at two locations in Lewiston, including Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant, where he was the bar manager.
A manhunt is underway for the “armed and dangerous” gunman who opened fire at Schemengees bar and in the Sparetime Recreation bowling alley around 7pm on Wednesday night, which left 18 people dead and 13 injured.
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