Police had been searching for suspect Robert Card since Wednesday night.
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.
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.
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.
-ABC News' Whitney Lloyd
A note that was found inside suspect Robert Card's home earlier in the afternoon is being described as a suicide note addressed to the suspect's son, law enforcement sources with knowledge of the investigation told ABC News.
The sources said the note does not provide information that indicates a motive for the mass shooting.
-ABC News' Aaron Katersky and Josh Margolin
Investigators do not believe suspect Robert Card's motives behind the mass shooting are linked to domestic terrorism, law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation told ABC News.
Maine authorities are telling their law enforcement partners there is no known connection to domestic terrorism or homegrown violent extremism, preliminary ruling out a possible motive as investigators continue to develop a fuller picture of the suspect, according to the sources.
-ABC News' Aaron Katersky
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, (D-ME), announced that he was changing his policy against an assault rifle ban during a news conference with other Maine congressional leaders Thursday evening.
Golden was one of five Democratic House members who voted against a ban in 2022. Although the bill passed 217 -213, it did not move forward in the Senate.
Maine lawmaker changes his mind on gun ban
Golden said the shooting has made him change his stance and will now support any measures in Congress that ban assault weapons.
"I ask for forgiveness and support as I seek to put this end to these terrible shootings," he said.
Sen. Susan Collins, (R-ME), told reporters that although she wanted to see more gun control reforms, such as a ban on high-volume magazines, she did not support an assault rifle ban.
Although Collins said she didn't know the circumstances as to how the suspect, who has had reported mental health issues, was able to commit the shooting, she said more should have been done.
She cited the state's "yellow flag" law, which gives law enforcement the authority to request a court to remove firearms from someone who has mental health problems.
"It certainly seems that on the basis of the facts that we have, the yellow flag law should have been triggered," she said.
The U.S. Army released a statement Thursday evening about suspect Robert Card’s service record and refuted reports that he served as a firearms instructor.
Card was a reservist and assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 304th Infantry Regiment in Saco, Maine which had a training at West Point over the summer, according to Army spokesperson Bryce Dubee.
"While his unit supported West Point summer training in July of 2023, there are no records to indicate he instructed or participated in any training," Dubee said in a statement. "The Army did not train SFC Card as a firearms instructor, nor did he serve in that capacity for the Army."
-ABC News' Luis Martinez
