The person of interest in the Maine mass shooting that left at least 22 dead is a trained firearms instructor who spent two weeks in a mental health facility over the summer, according to law enforcement sources.
Robert Card, 40, was the subject of a massive manhunt in connection with the horrific massacre in the city of Lewiston on Wednesday night, the local police department announced.
“Card should be considered armed and dangerous,” the department said in a Wednesday night post. “Please contact the authorities if you know his whereabouts.”
Robert Card, the subject of a manhunt in connection with a deadly shooting that killed several people, is still armed and on the run. Lewiston Maine Police Department Police presence seen outside Schemengees Bar, one of the locations where the mass shooting took place. AFP via Getty Images
Card is from Bowdoin, Maine, and is believed to be an Army reservist stationed in Saco, Maine, sources told The Post.
He suffered from mental health problems, including recently reporting “hearing voices” and threatened to shoot up the military training base in Saco, sources said.
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Over the summer he was committed to a mental health facility and released after a two-week stay, sources further said.
Robert Card, of Bowdoin, Maine, is believed to be an Army reservist stationed in Saco, Maine, sources told The Post.via REUTERS.
No further information about his mental state was immediately known.
A phone number listed on Card was not in service, the Associated Press reported.
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At least 22 people were killed and more than 50 injured after a gunman opened fire at two separate locations in Lewiston, Maine.
Police identified the possible suspect as Robert Card, 40, and believed he may have been driving a white Subaru Outback, which was later located in Lisbon, about 8 miles from the shooting locations, according to CentralMaine.com.
Lisbon residents were also ordered to shelter in place and authorities warned that Card could be armed and dangerous.
Maine State Police advised local residents and businesses to lock their doors and shelter in place.
Police released Card’s mugshot.
On Wednesday night, emergency personnel were called to separate the shootings at the Sparetime Recreation bowling alley, Schemengees Bar and Grille Restaurant and a Walmart distribution center, according to the Sun Journal.
The estimated number of deaths almost matches the annual number of homicides in the state of Maine: 29 homicides were reported in 2022.
Lewiston is a city of about 38,000 people nearly 30 miles north of Portland.
President Biden was notified about the mass shooting.
Card also apparently lost his job recently, CNN reported on air Wednesday night.
He studied engineering at the University of Maine from 2001 to 2004, although it is unclear if he graduated, a school spokesperson told NBC News.
This photo shows the white Subaru Outback likely driven by 40-year-old Robert Card. Lewiston Maine Police Department
During a news conference Wednesday night, authorities provided limited information about the shootings and did not disclose the number of victims.
Law enforcement sources have said at least 22 people were killed and dozens more were wounded in shootings at a bar and bowling alley in Lewiston.
Emergency workers responded to separate shootings at the Sparetime Recreation bowling alley and the Schemengees Bar and Grille restaurant, the Sun Journal reported.
Authorities said during a news conference that Card is only a person of interest and they will not call him a suspect yet.
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