Daryl Reed, the soldier whom Robert Card threatened during the unit’s annual training, and Sean Hodgson, who was Card’s closest friend, spoke for the first time in front of the commission investigating the mass shooting.
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Commemorative gathering plans to help show community support for Lewiston mass shooting victims
Maine Resiliency Center staff encourage people to come Thursday in support of the victims and survivors.
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‘Love Always Wins’ signs in front of Oct. 25 mass shooting sites may be preserved
Maine MILL plans to preserve the wooden signs and perhaps make it possible for them to go on permanent display.
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Sagadahoc deputy says Army downplayed concerns about Lewiston shooter
Aaron Skolfield defended his actions in an interview Monday and said Robert Card’s Army superiors misled him about the threat he posed.
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Nonprofits receive community support funds from mass shooting donations
Twenty-nine nonprofits each received $63,000 from a $1.9 million fund created with donations after the Oct. 25, 2023, mass shooting.
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Group plans gathering to mark six-month anniversary of mass shooting in Lewiston
Event will be held Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Simard-Payne Memorial Park, 46 Beech St.
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After Lewiston shooting, Maine lawmakers approve expanded background checks, waiting period
But the full Legislature never took up a proposal for a red flag law that would give families, in addition to law enforcement, the ability to restrict a person’s access to weapons without a mental health evaluation.
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Maine Legislature approves changes to yellow flag law, expanded background checks
The bill now requires second votes in both the House and Senate before it heads to Gov. Mills’ desk.
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Sagadahoc sheriff candidates don’t want Lewiston mass shooting to define them
Amid biting criticism for the department’s failings before the tragedy on Oct. 25, incumbent Sheriff Joel Merry and Sgt. Aaron Skolfield forge ahead.