Three shooting victims remain hospitalized at Central Maine Medical Center.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
State police waited hours to track Lewiston shooter after finding vehicle, had ‘radio silence’ with local officers
An Androscoggin County Sheriff’s deputy has harshly criticized the Maine State Police’s handling of communication in the manhunt for Robert Card, while another official says it took 12 hours before police began tracking Card from his abandoned vehicle.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, River Valley
Man reported shot in front of Rumford Police station
The unidentified male was taken to the hospital.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Police were warned about Lewiston gunman’s mental health, desire ‘to shoot up’ places
The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office releases documents detailing concerns raised by Robert Card’s family and Army Reserve unit, and the department’s failed attempts to contact him.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
CMMC’s head doctor says staff response to mass shooting ‘heroic’
Within minutes, about 50 patients were moved into hallways and other spaces to make room for the incoming victims of a mass shooting that claimed the lives of 18 men and women and injured 13 others
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Sagadahoc sheriff’s office warned twice about shooting suspect’s mental health issues but never made contact
Sheriff Joel Merry says Robert Card’s family contacted his office in May. The sheriff’s office also received a request for a wellness check from Card’s Army Reserve unit in September.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston shooter was involved in ‘altercation’ at New Hampshire bakery outlet days before shooting
A manager of the bakery outlet, who declined to be identified Monday, said they didn’t know much about the incident but confirmed a verbal altercation had taken place.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Trial of Portland man accused of killing girlfriend at Acadia National Park starts Wednesday
Raymond Lester is charged with intentional or knowing murder in the death of Nicole Mokeme in Winter Harbor in June 2022.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Police identify 2 AR-style rifles, handgun as weapons linked to Lewiston mass shooting
A spokesperson for Maine State Police confirmed Monday that the gun found in Robert Card’s car on Wednesday night was an AR-10 style Ruger SFAR rifle, while officials confirmed a gun shop had declined in August to sell Card a firearm suppressor.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Three shooting survivors remain in critical condition at Lewiston hospital
Meanwhile, as the families of the victims plan funerals or gather in the hospital, many others around the state came together for public vigils and religious services.