Maine’s gun laws are currently under a national microscope, with questions about how Robert Card, who had been treated for mental illness, was allowed to purchase assault weapons.
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Lewiston lives lost: Stories of the 18 people killed in the mass shooting
The victims at Just-in-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar & Grille ranged in age from 14 to 76. They will forever be associated with the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history. But they had rich lives worth remembering apart from that terrible night.
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Biden’s words, empathy touch family of Lewiston shooting victim
One Lewiston family invited a reporter to be with them as President Biden and first lady Jill Biden offered support.
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Shooter’s body found within 12 hours of suicide, authorities say
Police find Robert Card’s remains more than a mile from where he abandoned his car about two days earlier.
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Kennedy Park vigil brings Lewiston church community together
Local churches came together Friday to host a vigil for the community in Kennedy Park. On one of the walkways were posters for each victim in last week’s shooting, some of whom were members of the churches present Friday. ‘In a community like ours, it’s all connected.’
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‘Peer support’ debriefings in aftermath of Lewiston shootings among mental health support offered to public safety responders
Mental health organizations, counselors and law enforcement peers are making a concerted effort to help officers seek out mental health resources in a community where there is a stigma around asking for help.
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Love Lewiston Day draws people together
Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline proclaimed Nov. 3 as Love Lewiston Day.
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Biden meets with grieving families following Lewiston mass shootings
Standing at the scene of a mass shooting, President Biden said Friday that the nation is mourning with Maine and the families who lost ‘precious souls.’
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Lewiston shooter warned he might ‘snap on’ employees at bakery outlet days before rampage
A police report obtained Friday by the Press Herald revealed Robert Card made a delivery to a bakery in New Hampshire 6 days before the Lewiston shootings and told workers there: ‘Maybe you will be the ones I snap on.’
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Maine State Police leaders defend response to Lewiston shooter
On a radio program Friday morning, Maine Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck responded to criticism of law enforcement’s handling of Robert Card before and after he shot 18 people in Lewiston last week.