Suspect, robert cards home. Weve learned thats where Law Enforcement has a chopper overhead. And federal investigators on the ground at the home is surrounded, added. Take a look at some video from just moments ago. Several reporting crews are on a street in bodin, maine. Were told they heard commands given over a loudspeaker saying come out with your hands up. Its very dark. Theres a single spotlight you might be able to catch. Theyre shining on the window of the home. There are some drones also in the air media has been asked to move back and this is considered by Law Enforcement a very dangerous situation. Its unclear if card is inside the home and it comes after hours and hours of an intensifying manhunt. Swarms of Law Enforcement are searching forests, waterways and small towns in maine, a massive manhunt for 40 year old robert card wanted for murder in the deadliest mass shooting in the us this year, as he should be considered armed and dangerous. Investigators say he used an Assault Rifle and took aim at those inside a Bowling Alley and then a bar and grill in lewiston on wednesday night. I just booked it down the lane and i slid basically into where the pins are and climbed up in the machine and was on top of the machines for about ten minutes until the cops got there. 18 people have died, 13 others were hurt. Card is a longtime us army reservist, a skilled marksman and a firearms instructor. His car was found ditched near a boat ramp in nearby lisbon. He had a plan for where he was going. He had a plan for how he was going to be equipped. He already had the basic proficient and training with weapons to do what he wanted to do. He stayed within that scope of activity. I believe. And i believe he had an exit plan card reportedly spent two weeks in a Mental Health facility this summer after army reserve commanders noticed erratic behavior during a training exercise. He also claimed to be hearing voices, red flags prompting the white house to once again push for an assault weapons ban and universal background checks, keep guns out of the hands of criminals and dangerous individuals who have no business being armed with a weapon of war. Right now, several communities are under a shelter in place. Order schools and businesses are closed. U. S flags ordered to fly at half staff as federal, state and local Law Enforcement follow leads in hopes of capturing card. But its an extraordinarily dangerous type of thing when you have somebody that has a long, long gun thats basically hiding in the woods or hiding somewhere else, waiting for people to come to him as people in the city of lewiston come to terms with the tragic reality, its heartbreaking. This is our friends, our family, our loved ones, our town, our city. Like this isnt okay. Maines governor promising officials and investigators will not rest until the suspect is brought to justice, as this city did not deserve of this terrible assault on its citizens, on its peace of mind, on its sense of security. No city does, no state, no people. Investigators would not talk about a possible motive for the shootings or if card had any connection to the Bowling Alley or bar. The commissioner of the Maine Department of Public Safety says Law Enforcement is laser focused right now on bringing that suspect into custody christina. Well, brooks, quickly before we let you go, do we know what prompted police to show up to that home within the last hour or so . Well, there have been reports that there was some sort of disturbance at that home, which is what had all these Law Enforcement officers descending on that home. But what they found, who is there, what is there is still unclear. Well stay on top of it. Brooks jarocz in studio. Brooks, thank you. Im walking over here and somebody says there was a mass shooting in maine. I dont even i dont even even know what to say. It is. That is absolutely disgusting. And its sad. Sacramento kings head coach mike brown devoted his postgame News Conference last night to expressing disbelief and outrage over the deadly rampage. Brown, who was an assistant coach once for the golden state warriors, didnt want to talk about basketball. Instead calling it a sad day. And tonight, americans across the nation sharing similar feelings. Foxs rebecca castor continues our Live Team Coverage now live from lewiston, maine. And rebecca, its been 24 hours now. Can you describe the scene at least tonight where youre at . Well mike, we are standing just feet away from the bar and grill. The second location that the suspect carried out, his shooting rampage last night. I can tell you that the Police Activity here has died down significantly into tonight. Were not really seeing much Law Enforcement presence out here anymore as they shift their search away from this location and they start the investigation and try to get that suspect into custody. And, you know, we also have been talking about how this shelter in place order has been extended. And i can tell you that we really have seen people throughout the day really listen to those warnings. Driving through lewiston today. Its a ghost town. Schools were closed and a lot of businesses were closed as well. You know, rebecca, often we hear people say, look, nothing bad happens here, not in our small town. How tight knit is this community in your discussions with those out there . Is it one where everyone does really know everyone got to
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