Maine shooting: New details emerge in Robert Card's death

Police had been searching for suspect Robert Card since Wednesday night.

Last Updated: October 28, 2023, 11:40 AM EDT

The manhunt has ended for suspect Robert Card, who allegedly killed 18 people and injured 13 others in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday evening. Gov. Janet Mills confirmed the suspect was found dead Friday night of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Wednesday's mass shooting unfolded in two locations: a bowling alley where a children's league was taking place and a local bar, officials said.

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Oct 27, 2023, 5:28 pm

What we know about the victims

The names of the 18 people killed in Wednesday night's mass shooting in Maine were released by authorities on Friday.

The victims at the bowling alley include youth bowling coach Bob Violette and his wife Lucille Violette, as well as bowling alley manager Tommy Conrad.

Flags fly at half-staff on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Oct 26, 2023 to honor victims of the Oct. 25 mass-shooting in Lewiston Maine.
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Aaron Young, 14, and his father William "Bill" Young, 43, were also among the victims at the bowling alley, their family said.

Victims Steven Vozzella and Bill Brackett were among those killed at Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant. They were a part of a gathering of deaf people playing cornhole.

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Oct 26, 2023, 11:45 AM EDT

Timeline: How the Maine mass shootings unfolded

At 6:56 p.m. Wednesday, emergency dispatchers began to receive 911 calls detailing a male shooting at Just-In-Time Recreation, a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, formerly known as Sparetime, State Police Col. William Ross told reporters during a news conference.

At 7:08 p.m., law enforcement received reports of an active shooter inside the billiards room at the Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant in Lewiston, about 4 miles south of the bowling alley, Ross said.

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Oct 26, 2023, 11:41 AM EDT

FBI offering SWAT teams, ATF running down potential gun purchases

The FBI is offering SWAT teams to assist with the manhunt and is also making available behavioral scientists who can help assess how the suspect, Robert Card, might behave in the coming hours, multiple law enforcement officials told ABC News.

U.S. Marshals are also assisting in the search for card, sources said.

A sign advises residents to stay home, Oct. 26, 2023, following a mass shooting at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine. Police continue to search for the suspect.
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Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are running down potential gun purchases by the suspect, sources said.

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Oct 26, 2023, 11:12 AM EDT

7 killed at bowling alley, 8 at bar

Seven people were killed at the Sparetime Recreation bowling alley: one female and six males, authorities said.

Sparetime bowling alley, the site of a mass shooting in in Lewiston, Maine, Oct. 25, 2023.
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Eight people were shot and killed at Schemengees Bar & Grille: seven males inside and one male outside, police said.

Three people died at the hospital, police said.

The suspect in the shooting is still at large and still considered armed and extremely dangerous.
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Maine officials confirm at least 18 dead in mass shooting

The suspect in the shooting is still at large and still considered armed and extremely dangerous.
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Eight of the deceased victims have been identified and those families have been notified, police said.

The suspect, Robert Card, remains at large and is considered armed and dangerous, authorities said.

A warrant for eight counts of murder has been issued for his arrest. Police said the warrant will be updated when the remaining 10 victims are identified.

Officials said they're looking into the suspect's mental health history.

In this released by the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office, a person of interest in an active shooter event is shown on Oct. 25, 2023.
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Oct 26, 2023, 10:53 AM EDT

'One of the safest states in the nation'

"No words can truly or fully measure the grief," Maine Gov. Janet Mills said at a news conference Thursday.

"No words can truly or fully measure the grief," Maine Gov. Janet Mills said at a news conference Thursday.
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Maine mass shooting ‘strikes at the very heart of who we are,' governor says

"No words can truly or fully measure the grief," Maine Gov. Janet Mills said at a news conference Thursday.
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"Our small state of just 1.3 million people has long been known as one of the safest states in the nation," she said. "This attack strikes at the very heart of who we are and the values we hold dear for this precious place we call home. All Maine people are sharing in the sorrow of the families who lost loved ones last night."

An armed police officer guards the ambulance entrance to the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine early on Oct. 26, 2023.
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Maine had just 29 homicides all of last year, according to The Associated Press.

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