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Maine Massacre Suspect Found Dead; Police Continue Investigating Fatal Shooting of 18

Suspect Robert Card, a former U.S. Army reservist with previous mental health concerns, believed to have killed himself; authorities continue to extract evidence from his properties while examining Card's social media posts, writings, electronics, and financial information.

  • Robert Card, a former U.S. Army reservist with prior mental health concerns, suspected of fatally shooting 18 people and wounding 13 in Maine, was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The victims ranged in age from 14 to 76 and the incident marked the 36th mass shooting in the U.S. this year.
  • Authorities recovered Card's cell phone and a suicide note addressed to his son from his home. However, the note provided no specific motive for the shootings. Card, who had firearms training, opened fire at a bar and bowling alley in Lewiston using at least one rifle.
  • Card had previously reported hearing voices and threatening to shoot up a military base, leading to his commitment to a mental health facility for two weeks this past summer. He also focused increasingly on the bowling alley and bar, where he allegedly opened fire.
  • The extensive manhunt for Card involved hundreds of officers, including local and state police, the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Department of Homeland Security. Part of the search focused on the Androscoggin River in Lisbon.
  • In response to the massacre, Rep. Jared Golden, a conservative Democrat, called for an assault weapons ban, reversing his previous stance. Meanwhile, Maine's senators, Susan Collins and Angus King, remained skeptical about banning such weapons.
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