The man suspected in Wednesday’s massacre that killed 18 people in Lewiston, Maine, has been found dead, authorities confirmed Friday night.
Sources told first told the NBC10 Boston Investigators that Robert Card — the subject of a dayslong manhunt that followed mass shootings at the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley and Schemengees Bar and Grille — had been found deceased, and that there was no longer a threat. The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office later said in a Facebook post that the suspect was dead.
Specific details were not immediately available, but Maine State Police were expected to hold a press conference at 10 p.m. That will be carried live at the top of this story.
As authorities continue to investigate the shootings that killed 18 people in Lewiston, all of the victims who lost their lives have been publicly identified.
The update comes after days of angst as an armed and dangerous man was unaccounted for after 18 people were killed and 13 injured.
Shelter-in-place orders were in place in Androscoggin County and parts of neighboring Sagadahoc County. Those orders were lifted earlier Friday.
Investigators have received more than 530 tips and leads since the killings. Earlier in the day, Maine Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck said authorities were searching the area around a boat launch in Lisbon where Card’s vehicle was found. The Androscoggin River was also being searched.
“We have a lot of irons in the fire,” he said. “I’m not saying we know that the suspect is in the water.”
Robert Card, the main suspect in Wednesday’s massacre that killed 18 people, was found dead, authorities said.
At a press conference Friday, Maine authorities announced the names of all 18 victims who were killed in the tragedy.
“The victims of this tragedy are our family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors,” Gov. Janet Mills said in a statement. “It is often said that our state is ‘one big, small town’ because Maine is such a closeknit community.”
Mills noted one of the victims, Josh Seal, was a personal friend. An ASL interpreter during the state’s COVID-19 briefings, he was one of four members of a deaf cornhole league killed at Schemengees.
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2023-10-28 01:45:03
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