CNA Staff, Oct 26, 2023 / 09:12 am
Multiple victims were reported dead after at least two mass shootings in southern Maine on Wednesday night.
The total count of victims was unclear as of early Thursday morning. Law enforcement indicated the ultimate death toll could be nearly 20.
The shootings reportedly took place at both a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, the second most populous city in Maine, in the southern part of the state. Lewiston police said on Facebook late on Wednesday that the shootings occurred at local establishments Schemengees Bar and Sparetime Recreation.
Police said they were looking for a person of interest in the shooting, 40-year-old Robert Card. Card “should be considered armed and dangerous,” they said on Facebook.