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Maine suspect was ‘behaving erratically’ during summer training: Defense official
A manhunt is underway for the suspect in a mass shooting in Maine that killed at least 18 people and wounded 13 others, officials said.
The mass shooting unfolded in two locations in Lewiston on Wednesday evening: a bowling alley where a children’s league was taking place and a local bar, officials said.
The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office released a photo Wednesday night of the suspect brandishing a semi-automatic rifle at one of the locations.
The suspected gunman – identified as 40-year-old Robert Card – is a U.S. Army reservist, the Army confirmed.
Abandoned car linked to suspect: Sources
Authorities found the suspect’s white Subaru at a location in Lisbon, several miles southeast of Lewiston, late Wednesday, and recovered a firearm from the vehicle, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News. Authorities are testing and tracing the gun to determine if it was involved in the shooting, according to the sources.
The abandoned car was a critical piece of evidence in allowing police to focus on Card, multiple law enforcement officials told ABC News.
Investigators found a note at Card’s home on Thursday addressed to his son, law enforcement sources familiar with the case told ABC News. The sources described it as a suicide note that contained rantings as well as basic personal information like bank account details.
Card’s family is cooperating with authorities, law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation told ABC News. Card’s sister told investigators she thought Card might have been looking for an ex-girlfriend at the shooting locations, the sources said. One avenue of investigation is whether this mass shooting began as a domestic dispute, according to the sources.
Card was previously married. His ex-wife filed for the divorce, citing irreconcilable differences, which was granted in 2007 with shared custody of the couple’s minor child, court documents show. The divorce order was amended in 2013 to include shared parental rights and responsibilities of the child, whose primary residence was with his mother, the documents show.
Abandoned car linked to suspect: Sources
Authorities found the suspect’s white Subaru at a location in Lisbon, several miles southeast of Lewiston, late Wednesday, and recovered a firearm from the vehicle, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News. Authorities are testing and tracing the gun to determine if it was involved in the shooting, according to the sources.
The abandoned car was a critical piece of evidence in allowing police to focus on Card, multiple law enforcement officials told ABC News.
Investigators found a note at Card’s home on Thursday addressed to his son, law enforcement sources familiar with the case told ABC News. The sources described it as a suicide note that contained rantings as well as basic personal information like bank account details.
Card’s family is cooperating with authorities, law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation told ABC News. Card’s sister told investigators she thought Card might have been looking for an ex-girlfriend at the shooting locations, the sources said. One avenue of investigation is whether this mass shooting began as a domestic dispute, according to the sources.
Card was previously married. His ex-wife filed for the divorce, citing irreconcilable differences, which was granted in 2007 with shared custody of the couple’s minor child, court documents show. The divorce order was amended in 2013 to include shared parental rights and responsibilities of the child, whose primary residence was with his mother, the documents show.
