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Seven of the victims, six male and one female, were killed at the alley, Ross said. Janet Mills, the Democratic governor, said the community was just beginning to come to terms with the murders.“This is a dark day for Maine,” she said.Ĭard’s family is reportedly working with law enforcement and has urged him to surrender. The coast guard was searching the Kennebec River though authorities would not comment on whether they suspected he had escaped by water. Officials urged residents in both towns and surrounding areas to shelter in place as a multistate manhunt involving hundreds of law enforcement personnel continued searching forests, waterways and small towns.Ĭard’s car was found near a boat ramp.

His car was discovered shortly before midnight in Lisbon, about 8 miles from the murder scenes. Card, who has a history of mental illness, was described as “armed and dangerous”. Police named 40-year-old Robert Card, an army reservist and firearms instructor, as the suspect in the Wednesday-night killings at a bowling alley and restaurant in Lewiston. A suspect in the killing of 18 people and wounding of 13 in two shootings in Maine was on the run on Thursday as authorities issued arrest warrants for multiple counts of murder.

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