Maine Shooting Commission Seeks Subpoena Power for Shooter's Military Records

The independent body, investigating last month's mass shooting, aims to produce a report within six months, exploring potential missed opportunities to prevent the tragedy.

An independent commission investigating the mass shooting in Maine last month is seeking subpoena power to obtain the military service records of the shooter, Robert Card.
The commission, tasked by Governor Janet Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey, is reviewing the events leading up to the shootings and the response to it.
Card, an Army reservist, was well known to law enforcement and fellow service members had raised concerns about his behavior, mental health state and potential for violence before the shootings.
The commission, chaired by Daniel Wathen, former chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, held its first meeting on Monday and unanimously voted to request subpoena power from the Maine Legislature.
The commission aims to produce a written report within six months, investigating potential missed opportunities to prevent the shootings.