Maine mass shooting suspect Robert Card found dead after two-day manhunt: sources
Robert Card, the suspect believed to be responsible for one of Maine’s deadliest mass shootings, has been found dead two days after allegedly killing 18 people at a bowling alley and bar, according to law enforcement sources.
The body of the 40-year-old trained firearms instructor with past mental health issues was located in the woods by Maine Recycling near Lisbon, where his vehicle and a gun were found after the shooting, according to federal law enforcement sources.
Card was the subject of a massive manhunt in connection to two shootings in Lewiston, Maine’s second-largest city, that erupted Wednesday night.
The horrific rampage began around 7 p.m. at the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley, where police say Card entered with an assault rifle and began firing, killing seven.
In total, 18 people were killed in both shootings. Another 13 were wounded.
Maine officials identified the deceased victims on Friday as: Ronald Morin, 55; Peyton Brewer Ross, 40; Joshua Seal, 35; Brian MacFarlane, 41; Joseph Lawrence Walker, 57; Arthur Fred Strout, 42; Maxx Hathaway, 35; Stephen Vozella, 45; Thomas Ryan Conrad, 34; Michael R. Deslauriers II, 51; Jason Adam Walker 51; Tricia Asselin, 53; William Young, 44; Aaron Young, 14; Robert Violette, 76 and Lucille Violette, 73; William Frank Brackett, 44; and Keith Macneir, 64.
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Minutes later, he appeared at Schemengees Bar and Grille Restaurant, killing eight more.
At least 13 people were wounded in the two shootings, authorities said.
Card, who hails from Bowdoin, has been charged with eight counts of murder by the Lewiston Police Department, who described him as “armed and dangerous” on Facebook.
Card spent two weeks in a mental health facility over the summer after which he was discharged, according to law enforcement sources.
How the Maine shooting unfolded<br>
First reports of active shooter
Wednesday, 6:56 p.m.: Police responded to multiple reports of an active shooter at Just-In-Time Recreation, a bowling alley in Lewiston shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday, Col. William Ross of the Maine State Police said.
Second location reported
7:08 p.m.: Law enforcement received several calls reporting a gunman at Schemengees Bar & Grille about four miles away from Just-In-Time, Ross explained.
First photos of suspect emerge
8:00 p.m.: The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office released a grainy image of the then-unidentified suspect clutching what appeared to be an AR-15 assault rifle at Just-in-Time on Facebook, asking the public to come forward with any information.
Shelter-in-place issued
8:09 p.m.: The Maine State Police issued a warning about an active shooter in Lewiston, and urged locals to shelter-in-place, CNN reported.
Police in the neighboring city of Auburn issued a shelter-in-place alert a few minutes later.
9:17 p.m.: Lewiston police released a photo of a white Subaru with a black bumper, and asked the public to alert them if the car was seen.
Suspect identified
9:26 p.m.: The Lewiston Police Department received a call identifying the suspect as Army Reservist Robert Card, 40, of Bowdoin, the Lewiston Sun Journal reported.
9:56 p.m.: A Subaru matching the previously-released photo was found at the Pejepscot Boat Launch on the Androscoggin River in Lisbon, just outside of Lewiston, according to the Sun Journal.
Manhunt
10:52 p.m.: The Lewiston police announced on Facebook that they were seeking Robert Card as a person of interest connected with the shootings.
The public was warned that Card should be considered “armed and dangerous.”
Thursday, after 6 a.m.: After searching unsuccessfully for Card through the night and early morning, police expanded the shelter-in-place order to the Bowdoin area.
Officials confirm death toll
10:30 a.m.: Gov. Janet Mills and other officials addressed the public at a press conference.
Mills and law enforcement leaders confirmed that 18 people were killed and 13 more injured.
Late morning: Leroy Walker told NBC News that his son, Schemengees bar manager Joseph Walker, was killed in the shooting.
2 p.m.: The US Coast Guard confirmed that they were looking for Card and that he may have attempted to escape in a 1989 Bayliner Marine corp 15′ fiberglass boat which public records show he owned.
He was an Army Reservist stationed out of Saco, Maine, sources told The Post.
The University of Maine confirmed that he was an engineering student there from 2001 until 2004.
His motive is unclear, but Card suffered from mental health issues, including recently reporting “hearing voices” and threatened to shoot up the military training base in Saco, sources said.
Card had recently started wearing a hearing aid, which he blamed for disturbing voices in his head — including ones he heard at the bar that was shot up during a weekly event for other members of the local deaf community, Card’s sister told The Daily Beast.
Card’s sister also said he may have been looking for his ex when he shot up the bowling alley and bar according to ABC News sources.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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