Suspect Robert Card ‘truly believed he was hearing people say things’ about him at bowling alley, bar murder sites, family says
By Olivia Land and
Kaydi Pelletier
Updated Oct. 26, 2023, 12:10 p.m. ET
Eighteen people were killed in Lewiston, Maine, when a gunman opened fire in a bowling alley and a nearby bar Wednesday night, local police officials and Gov. Janet Mills said during a news briefing Thursday morning.
Robert Card, 40, has now been named a suspect in the deadly shooting, and is still on the loose as cops have 8 murder warrants out for his arrest.
At least 13 others were injured in the carnage that began around 7 p.m. Wednesday, officials said at the press conference — though earlier reports had the injured number around 50.
Card, originally of Bowdoin, Maine, should be considered “armed and dangerous,” officials reiterated Thursday, urging anyone who thinks they’ve spotted him not to approach, and to contact police immediately.
Card is a trained firearms instructor in the Army Reserve, law enforcement sources in the state said Wednesday night. He was stationed out of a National Guard base in Saco, Maine, which he had threatened to shoot up the sources said.
Card had reported “hearing voices” recently, and was reportedly committed to a mental health facility over the summer but was released after a two-week stay.
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