November 27, 2024
Maine Police have identified a person of interest in the mass shootings across the state Wednesday night that left at least 16 dead and dozens injured.


Maine Police have identified a person of interest in the mass shootings across the state Wednesday night that left at least 16 dead and dozens injured.

The Lewiston Maine Police Department identified 40-year-old Robert Card as a “person of interest” in the mass shootings and have said he should be considered “armed and dangerous.” While police have not apprehended Card, officers located a “vehicle of interest,” a 2013 white Subaru Outback, on Wednesday night in Lisbon, Maine.

No one has been located or arrested in the shootings yet as police in the state remain on a manhunt.

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Here is what is known about Card:

Firearms instructor

Card is a trained firearms instructor and “believed to be” in the Army Reserve stationed out of Saco, Maine. He is reportedly served as a firearms instructor within his role in the Army Reserves, per reports.

History of mental health issues

A state police bulletin said Card had recently reported hearing voices that told him to “shoot up” the National Guard base in Saco.


A bulletin from the Maine Information and Analysis Center, which is a law enforcement database, reportedly alleged Card was committed to a mental health facility this past summer for two weeks before being released.


Prior history

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Card further studied engineering at the University of Maine between 2001 and 2004. According to NBC News, a man named Robert Card with the same birth date as the person of interest was charged in 2001 and 2002 with speeding.

The shootings in Maine took place at a bar and bowling alley, called Schemengees Bar and Sparetime Recreation. The mass shootings
prompted authorities in the state to advise citizens to shelter in place.

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