OUT OF A MARKED CAR TO COME TALK TO YOU AS DETECTIVES. THERE WAS A QUESTION THIS MORNING AROUND ARRIVAL TIMES AT THE TWO LOCATIONS, AND WE HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THAT, WHICH WAS HOT OFF THE PRESSES, WALKING OUT THE DOOR TO COME HERE TODAY. SO SPARE TIME, SAME AS WE HAD MENTIONED EARLIER, THAT INITIAL 911 CALL WAS OCCURRED AT 6:56 P.M. AND BY THE CAD SYSTEM OR THE COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH SYSTEM. SO SOMEBODY CALLS IN ON A RADIO AND THEY SAYS, NOW I’M OUT AT THAT LOCATION. THE FIRST OFFICER, THE FIRST LEWISTON OFFICER ARRIVED BASED ON THAT SYSTEM AT 7 P.M. SO FOUR MINUTES LATER, THE REALITY THERE, HOWEVER, IS THAT THERE WERE FOUR PLAINCLOTHES POLICE OFFICERS THAT WERE SHOOTING ON THE RANGE AND THAT GENERAL AREA. THEY HEAR THAT CALL COME IN AND THEY’RE WALKING INTO THE INTO THE BAR AND OR RATHER THE BOWLING ALLEY IN ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF. JEFF SO THEY DON’T HAVE RADIOS. THEY WEREN’T IN UNIFORM. THEY HEAR IT AS THEY’RE AT THE RANGE. THEY RESPOND TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY, AND THEN THEY ADDRESS THE THREAT AND CLEAR THE BUILDING FOR THAT SAME LOCATION. RIGHT. SPARE TIME. AS AN EXAMPLE, YOU HAVE LEWISTON. IT’S A SELF-CONTAINED POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY WORK WITH EVERYBODY. SO IT’S NOT UNCOMMON TO SEE MAINE STATE POLICE IN TOWN, BUT THEY DON’T HAVE SPECIFIC AREAS TO PATROL. ALL CALLS CAME IN TO DISPATCH CENTERS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY THAT WOULD CONTROL ALL THE MAINE STATE POLICE AS AN EXAMPLE, AT 657. SO A MINUTE ISH LATER, AND WE DIDN’T HAVE NECESSARILY TROOPERS RIGHT INSIDE THE TOWN. SO 11 MINUTES LATER, OUR FIRST TROOPER ARRIVES, WHICH IS NOT UNCOMMON, ACTUALLY. AND THAT’S A PRETTY GOOD RESPONSE TIME CONSIDERING IT’S AN URBAN ATMOSPHERE AND TROOPERS AREN’T HERE. SO THE SECOND SET OF CALLS, AS WE’VE DISCUSSED, CAME IN AT 708. SO THIS IS THE BAR AND GRILL AND THE FIRST LEWISTON ORDER OFFICER IS RESPONDING THERE AT 1913 OR 7:13 P.M. SO FIVE MINUTES LATER AND THEN REALLY IT BECOMES EXPONENTIAL AFTER THAT. AS AN EXAMPLE, SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED, THIS EARLIER, BUT SPARE TIME, A MINUTE AFTER THOSE INITIAL OFFICERS RESPOND, EIGHT MORE THERE. NOW WE’RE SAYING NOW EVERYBODY’S STARTING TO ROLL IN ABOUT THE SAME TIME. AND ABOUT TEN OFFICERS ARE RESPONDING TO THE BAR AND GRILL IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, YOU GOT THE FIRST FOLKS AND THEN PEOPLE ARE JUST SHOWING UP FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER LOCATIONS. AND THAT PARTICULAR CALLS FOR SERVICE FOR THE MAINE STATE POLICE THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHES. WE GOT THAT SECOND CALL AT 710, ABOUT TWO MINUTES LATER. THEN THE LEWISTON CENTER RECEIVED IT AND WE HAD OFFICERS RESPONDING AND ARRIVING THREE MINUTES LATER. SO WHY IS THAT? THEY’RE ALREADY FLYING TO THE FIRST ADDRESS. AND NOW WE GOT A SECOND CALL AND NOW THEY’RE DIVERTING TO THAT SECOND CALL. SO IT’
Maine mass shootings latest: Shelter-in-place order lifted, all 18 victims named
Updated: 7:09 PM EDT Oct 27, 2023
Authorities scoured the woods and hundreds of acres of family-owned property, sent dive teams with sonar to the bottom of a river and scrutinized a possible suicide note Friday in the second day of their intensive search for an Army reservist accused of fatally shooting 18 people and wounding 13 at a bowling alley and a bar in Maine.Authorities lifted their shelter-in-place order Friday evening, nearly 48 hours after the shootings.The latest developments: All 18 of the people who died in the mass shootings have been named. The victims ranged in age from 14 to 76, the medical examiner said.Two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that investigators found a note at a home associated with Maine mass shooting suspect Robert Card that was addressed to his son. The officials described it as a suicide note but said it didn’t provide any specific motive for the shooting.Investigators have received more than 530 tips from the public as of Friday morning, officials said.Divers will be searching parts of the Androscoggin River and nearby areas in Lisbon, Maine, on Friday for potential evidence or bodies. This is near where the suspect’s vehicle was found. Key points:18 people were killed and 13 were injured after shootings occurred Wednesday evening at a bowling alley and a restaurant in Lewiston, Maine. The suspect in the shootings is at large, and authorities continue to look for him.The names and pictures of the 16 males and 2 females who died were released as State Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck asked for a moment of silence at a news conference. Their ages ranged from 14 to 76.The victims include:Ronald G. Morin, 55Peyton Brewer Ross, 40Joshua A. Seal, 36Bryan M. MacFarlane, 41Joseph Lawrence Walker, 57Arthur Fred Strout, 42Maxx A. Hathaway, 35Stephen M. Vozzella, 45Thomas Ryan Conrad, 34Michael R. Desiauriers II, 51Jason Adam Walker, 51Tricia C. Asselin, 53William A. Young, 44Aaron Young, 14Robert E. Violette, 76Lucille M. Violette, 73William Frank Brackett, 48Keith D. Macneir, 64Bob Violette, 76, a retiree who was coaching a youth bowling league and was described as devoted, approachable and kind.Auburn City Councilor Leroy Walker told media outlets that his son, Joe, a manager at the bar and grille, died going after the gunman with a butcher knife. Peyton Brewer-Ross was a dedicated pipefitter at Bath Iron Works whose death leaves a gaping void in the lives of his partner, young daughter and friends, members of his union said.Bob Violette, was a retiree who was coaching a youth bowling league and was described as devoted, approachable and kind. His wife, Lucille, 73, was also killed. Peyton Brewer-Ross was a dedicated pipefitter at Bath Iron Works whose death leaves a gaping void in the lives of his partner, young daughter and friends, members of his union said.The manager of the youth bowling league vowed that the league would survive despite the devastating grief members were feeling.The Maine Educational Center for the Deaf said the shootings killed at least four members of their community, many of whom were ardent advocates for the deaf and hard of hearing.Video above: What we know about the victimsSearch for suspect continuesLaw enforcement officials said they have not seen suspect Robert Card since his vehicle was left at a boat ramp Wednesday shortly after the shootings. Sauschuck didn’t say if they have any indication if Card is alive or dead, only that investigators are leaving all their options open.“We’re going to be all over the place,” Sauschuck said. “That’s not saying that we know that the individual is in this house, you know, in that house or they’re in that swath of land, this acreage.”Authorities say Card, 40, who has firearms training, opened fire at the bar and a bowling alley Wednesday in Lewiston, Maine’s second-largest city about 15 miles (24 kilometers) from Bowdoin.Police and other law enforcement officers were spotted in several areas around the region on Friday. Divers searched the water near a boat launch in Lisbon, and a farming business in the same town. At points throughout the day, police vehicles were seen speeding through several towns, lights flashing and sirens blaring.A gun was found in Card’s car, which was discovered at a boat ramp, and federal agents were testing it to determine if it was used in the shooting, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. The officials were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity. Authorities have said publicly that the shooter used at least one rifle. They have not released any other details, including how the suspect obtained the firearm.Authorities found a suicide note at a home associated with Card on Thursday that was addressed to his son, the law enforcement officials said. They said it didn’t provide any specific motive for the shooting. Authorities also recovered Card’s cellphone in the home, making a search more complicated because authorities routinely use phones to track suspects, the officials said.Federal agents conducted several searches of properties associated with Card on Thursday, collecting a number of items, including electronics, the officials said. Investigators are also analyzing Card’s financial information and reviewing his social media posts, writings and his mental health history, they said.The Cards have lived in Bowdoin for generations, neighbors said, and various members of the family own hundreds of acres in the area. The family owned the local sawmill and years ago donated the land for a local church.“This is his stomping ground,” Richard Goddard, who lives on the road where a search took place on Thursday, said of the suspect. “He knows every ledge to hide behind, every thicket.”Family members of Card told federal investigators that he had recently discussed hearing voices and became more focused on the bowling alley and bar, according to the law enforcement officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. When he was hospitalized in July in New York, Card had told military officials he had been hearing voices and said he wanted to harm other soldiers, the officials said.A neighbor, Dave Letarte, said Card’s family let them deer hunt on their property and were kind, although Letarte said he noticed Card appeared to have mental problems for a while.“People have problems, but you don’t expect them to go off the deep end like that,” Letarte said.Police said Thursday that Card would be charged with 18 counts of murder.Video above: Police on how Maine mass shootings unfoldedShelter-in-place lifted, hunting bannedWhile the shelter-in-place order was lifted, authorities did ban hunting in Lewiston and three nearby towns on Saturday, which is “Maine Resident Only Day” and serves as the kickoff to the busiest stretch of the state’s popular deer hunting season.Sauschuck asked residents around the state to use their common sense when they heard gunshots and not assume it was part of the search for Card.Schools, public buildings and many businesses remained closed Friday. Bates College in Lewiston canceled classes and postponed the inauguration of the school’s first Black president. Video above: Man hid in bowling alley machinery during Maine mass shootingIn nearby Sabattus, cashiers at a gas station told their customers to “have a good day and go home.”The attacks stunned a state of only 1.3 million people that has one of the country’s lowest homicide rates: 29 killings in all of 2022.Police were sorting through at least 530 tips since the shootings. Crime scene technicians were still gathering evidence at the bar and bowling alley. Dozens of officers spent Thursday at Card family land. After several hours they left with state police saying it was unclear whether the suspect had ever been at the location.The shootings mark the 36th mass killing in the United States this year, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.___Associated Press journalists Jake Bleiberg in Portland; Robert Bukaty and Robert Bumsted in Lewiston; David R. Martin in Bowdoin; Michael Balsamo in New York; Darlene Superville and Lolita Baldor in Washington, D.C.; Michael Casey in Boston; Kathy McCormack in Concord, New Hampshire; Jeffrey Collins in Columbia, South Carolina, and Associated Press researcher Rhonda Shafner in New York contributed to this report.
Authorities scoured the woods and hundreds of acres of family-owned property, sent dive teams with sonar to the bottom of a river and scrutinized a possible suicide note Friday in the second day of their intensive search for an Army reservist accused of fatally shooting 18 people and wounding 13 at a bowling alley and a bar in Maine.
Authorities lifted their shelter-in-place order Friday evening, nearly 48 hours after the shootings.
The latest developments:
- All 18 of the people who died in the mass shootings have been named. The victims ranged in age from 14 to 76, the medical examiner said.
- Two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that investigators found a note at a home associated with Maine mass shooting suspect Robert Card that was addressed to his son. The officials described it as a suicide note but said it didn’t provide any specific motive for the shooting.
- Investigators have received more than 530 tips from the public as of Friday morning, officials said.
- Divers will be searching parts of the Androscoggin River and nearby areas in Lisbon, Maine, on Friday for potential evidence or bodies. This is near where the suspect’s vehicle was found.
Key points:
- 18 people were killed and 13 were injured after shootings occurred Wednesday evening at a bowling alley and a restaurant in Lewiston, Maine.
- The suspect in the shootings is at large, and authorities continue to look for him.
The names and pictures of the 16 males and 2 females who died were released as State Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck asked for a moment of silence at a news conference. Their ages ranged from 14 to 76.
- Ronald G. Morin, 55
- Peyton Brewer Ross, 40
- Joshua A. Seal, 36
- Bryan M. MacFarlane, 41
- Joseph Lawrence Walker, 57
- Arthur Fred Strout, 42
- Maxx A. Hathaway, 35
- Stephen M. Vozzella, 45
- Thomas Ryan Conrad, 34
- Michael R. Desiauriers II, 51
- Jason Adam Walker, 51
- Tricia C. Asselin, 53
- William A. Young, 44
- Aaron Young, 14
- Robert E. Violette, 76
- Lucille M. Violette, 73
- William Frank Brackett, 48
- Keith D. Macneir, 64
Bob Violette, 76, a retiree who was coaching a youth bowling league and was described as devoted, approachable and kind.
Auburn City Councilor Leroy Walker told media outlets that his son, Joe, a manager at the bar and grille, died going after the gunman with a butcher knife. Peyton Brewer-Ross was a dedicated pipefitter at Bath Iron Works whose death leaves a gaping void in the lives of his partner, young daughter and friends, members of his union said.
Bob Violette, was a retiree who was coaching a youth bowling league and was described as devoted, approachable and kind. His wife, Lucille, 73, was also killed. Peyton Brewer-Ross was a dedicated pipefitter at Bath Iron Works whose death leaves a gaping void in the lives of his partner, young daughter and friends, members of his union said.
The manager of the youth bowling league vowed that the league would survive despite the devastating grief members were feeling.
The Maine Educational Center for the Deaf said the shootings killed at least four members of their community, many of whom were ardent advocates for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Video above: What we know about the victims
Search for suspect continues
Law enforcement officials said they have not seen suspect Robert Card since his vehicle was left at a boat ramp Wednesday shortly after the shootings. Sauschuck didn’t say if they have any indication if Card is alive or dead, only that investigators are leaving all their options open.
“We’re going to be all over the place,” Sauschuck said. “That’s not saying that we know that the individual is in this house, you know, in that house or they’re in that swath of land, this acreage.”
Authorities say Card, 40, who has firearms training, opened fire at the bar and a bowling alley Wednesday in Lewiston, Maine’s second-largest city about 15 miles (24 kilometers) from Bowdoin.
Police and other law enforcement officers were spotted in several areas around the region on Friday. Divers searched the water near a boat launch in Lisbon, and a farming business in the same town. At points throughout the day, police vehicles were seen speeding through several towns, lights flashing and sirens blaring.
A gun was found in Card’s car, which was discovered at a boat ramp, and federal agents were testing it to determine if it was used in the shooting, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. The officials were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity. Authorities have said publicly that the shooter used at least one rifle. They have not released any other details, including how the suspect obtained the firearm.
Authorities found a suicide note at a home associated with Card on Thursday that was addressed to his son, the law enforcement officials said. They said it didn’t provide any specific motive for the shooting. Authorities also recovered Card’s cellphone in the home, making a search more complicated because authorities routinely use phones to track suspects, the officials said.
Federal agents conducted several searches of properties associated with Card on Thursday, collecting a number of items, including electronics, the officials said. Investigators are also analyzing Card’s financial information and reviewing his social media posts, writings and his mental health history, they said.
The Cards have lived in Bowdoin for generations, neighbors said, and various members of the family own hundreds of acres in the area. The family owned the local sawmill and years ago donated the land for a local church.
“This is his stomping ground,” Richard Goddard, who lives on the road where a search took place on Thursday, said of the suspect. “He knows every ledge to hide behind, every thicket.”
Family members of Card told federal investigators that he had recently discussed hearing voices and became more focused on the bowling alley and bar, according to the law enforcement officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. When he was hospitalized in July in New York, Card had told military officials he had been hearing voices and said he wanted to harm other soldiers, the officials said.
A neighbor, Dave Letarte, said Card’s family let them deer hunt on their property and were kind, although Letarte said he noticed Card appeared to have mental problems for a while.
“People have problems, but you don’t expect them to go off the deep end like that,” Letarte said.
Police said Thursday that Card would be charged with 18 counts of murder.
Video above: Police on how Maine mass shootings unfolded
Shelter-in-place lifted, hunting banned
While the shelter-in-place order was lifted, authorities did ban hunting in Lewiston and three nearby towns on Saturday, which is “Maine Resident Only Day” and serves as the kickoff to the busiest stretch of the state’s popular deer hunting season.
Sauschuck asked residents around the state to use their common sense when they heard gunshots and not assume it was part of the search for Card.
Schools, public buildings and many businesses remained closed Friday. Bates College in Lewiston canceled classes and postponed the inauguration of the school’s first Black president.
Video above: Man hid in bowling alley machinery during Maine mass shooting
In nearby Sabattus, cashiers at a gas station told their customers to “have a good day and go home.”
The attacks stunned a state of only 1.3 million people that has one of the country’s lowest homicide rates: 29 killings in all of 2022.
Police were sorting through at least 530 tips since the shootings. Crime scene technicians were still gathering evidence at the bar and bowling alley. Dozens of officers spent Thursday at Card family land. After several hours they left with state police saying it was unclear whether the suspect had ever been at the location.
The shootings mark the 36th mass killing in the United States this year, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
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Associated Press journalists Jake Bleiberg in Portland; Robert Bukaty and Robert Bumsted in Lewiston; David R. Martin in Bowdoin; Michael Balsamo in New York; Darlene Superville and Lolita Baldor in Washington, D.C.; Michael Casey in Boston; Kathy McCormack in Concord, New Hampshire; Jeffrey Collins in Columbia, South Carolina, and Associated Press researcher Rhonda Shafner in New York contributed to this report.
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