Several FBI agents and other heavily armed officers have gathered off a road where several relatives of the suspect in the Maine shootings live. A military-style vehicle and a white
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) Heavily armed police surrounded a home Thursday as they searched for a U.S. Army reservist who authorities say killed 18 people and wounded 13 in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine. “You need to come outside now with nothing in your hands. Your hands […]
Maine state lawmakers called the mass shootings that killed at least 18 people a tragedy and urged unity in the face of crisis. State Rep. Mana Abdi of Lewiston, the first Somali-American elected to the Maine Legislature, and fellow Democratic Reps. Margaret Craven and Michel Lajoie say they’re “committed to ensuring that a tragedy like this will never happen to another community ever again.” They thanked first responders, law enforcement and hospital staff and said they’ll keep those affected in our hearts. Republican state Rep. Laurel Libby, who represents nearby Auburn, said the community is in shock and the loss that the state is facing is “just unfathomable." Libby also said this was not the time to talk about the state’s gun culture.
At least 18 people were killed in shootings at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night, sparking a massive search for the suspect. Late Thursday, heavily armed law enforcement backed by a police helicopter had surrounded a home and told anyone who might be inside to surrender, but authorities eventually left with no one in custody. Follow for updates.
Authorities searched forests, waterways and small towns Thursday for a U.S. Army reservist who they say killed 18 people and wounded 13 in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and a bar that sent panicked patrons scrambling under tables and behind bowling pins and gripped the entire state of Maine in fear.