Robert Card, the man wanted for fatally shooting 18 people in Lewiston, Maine, earlier this week, was found dead Friday night. Officials are expected to provide…
The end of the manhunt doesn’t answer questions about a motive, but it does mean that the people of Maine can now go about their days without looking over their shoulder.Authorities are expected to give an update at around 10 a.m. about the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine after the suspect was found dead on Friday night.
Several communities spent about 48 hours under a shelter-in-place order, leaving the streets empty, businesses closed and schools shuttered. People were forced to face the fear of an active shooter on the loose in the solitude of their own homes. The man accused of opening fire at two Lewiston businesses, killing 18 and injuring 13, was found dead in Lisbon Friday.
He also called on congressional Republicans to take action — most Democrats support adding some restrictions on guns, such as the assault-style rifle used in the Lewiston shooting — and said,"Americans should not have to live like this.""Tonight, Mainers can breathe a collective sigh of relief thanks to the brave first responders who worked night and day to find this killer," Republican Sen. Susan Collins said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
, said in a statement on X that"the people of Lewiston and the surrounding communities can feel safe that this threat has ended."
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