They point to the state commission’s finding that faulted the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office for not using existing laws to seize guns from the shooter before he killed 18 people in Lewiston.
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He heard the Lewiston mass shooter firing inside the bar. So he cut the power ‘to put him in the dark’
Called a hero for turning off the lights at Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant, Mike Roderick of China details what happened Oct. 25.
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Sagadahoc deputy criticized for failing to arrest Lewiston shooter is running for sheriff
Sgt. Aaron Skolfield, who has faced scrutiny for failing to properly heed warnings about Robert Card’s declining mental health, filed paperwork to run for Sagadahoc County sheriff in February.
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Lewiston plans a memorial for Oct. 25 mass shooting
New committee will soon begin planning a memorial and related events.
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Commission: Police should have seized Lewiston shooter’s guns months before tragedy
The interim report, which also faults the Army, calls a Sagadahoc County deputy’s failure to take Robert Card into custody in mid-September ‘an abdication of law enforcement’s responsibility.”‘
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Lawmakers take up gun bills, focus on waiting periods, background checks
The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee holds a work session on a series of bills that include a proposal from Gov. Janet Mills to expand background checks and update the state’s yellow flag law.
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Four months after Lewiston mass shooting, pressure builds for long-sought gun safety reforms
But Maine defenders of traditional gun rights also turned out in force at last week’s hearings, and it’s unclear if the support to enact changes will be sustained.
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Lewiston mass shooter had a brain injury. Experts say that may not explain his violence.
An Army spokesperson on Thursday called the lab findings regarding Robert Card ‘concerning’ and said they ‘underscore the Army’s need to do all it can to protect Soldiers against blast-induced injury.’
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Mental health funding coming to Maine after Lewiston mass shooting
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services will receive $2,048,452 through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Emergency Response Grant program, according to a news release.
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Army says Lewiston shooter’s brain injury may lead to changes in blast training
Robert Card was ‘exposed to thousands of low-level blasts’ during Army grenade training in New York state, and the injury to his brain likely played a role in his behavioral changes before the mass shooting, researchers say.