numerous bodies and bullets and everything. utterly chilling. that s tragedy released on a predominantly black community in buffalo, new york. at this hour, vigils and minerals are taking place around the city to mourn ten people killed by a lone gunman. who they say subscribe to a white supremacist ideology. let s go right now to nbc s jesse courage, she is on the scene there in buffalo. joining us right now. jesse, houston is that community? less than 24 hours after this initial attack, folks go grocery shopping on a saturday afternoon. ten of them do not make it home. yes alex. i think there is a question of how this alleged makes its way into this community, this country. this is become a place of memorial. you have flowers here, candles. this memorial has grown throughout the day. i saw somebody put an american flag there earlier. i ve seen people staring at the supermarket just behind where i am right now, there are still crowds milling about here. i want to show
Tonight, knowing that robert card its no longer a threat to anyone. I know there are some people many people who share that sentiment, but i also know that his death may not bring solace to many. But now is a time to heal. And with this search concluded, i know that Law Enforcement continues to fully investigate all the facts, so we can bring what closure we can to the victims and their families. All 18 victims in wednesdays attack have now been identified. I want to begin with nbcs kathy park, who is at the Press Conference in lewiston tonight. Kathy, thank you for being there. When else you hear from officials . And how are you . This had to be an extraordinary few days. Yeah, and an extraordinary 12 hours, to be quite frank with you, stephanie. So, at 10 00 this morning we got an update as to how Law Enforcement was going to move forward with their investigation. They talked about the law Police Presence in the lisbon area, the boat launch in that area, that is where the suspect aba
Good morning, everyone. Im poppy harlow with Phil Mattingly in new york. This morning, that desperate manhunt continues for a mass shooter in maine nearly 35 hours after the Shooting Rampage that left 18 people dead at a Bowling Alley and a bar and grill. 80 fbi agents have joined the hunt for the suspect robert card, and the coast gafrd is also helping search by air and sea after his car was found at a boat launch. We saw s. W. A. T. Teams converge on his last known address. They spotlighted the house and got on to a mega phone to say come out with your hands out, but apparently nobody was inside. They will be back in the neighborhood today. Theres a key theory that is emerging. Law enforcement sources telling cnn he recently broke up with his girlfriend, The Bowl Ing Alley and the bar were two places they liked to frequent. She was signed up to play in a tu tournament the same night of the shooting. We have some of the names of the victims to share. These are six of the victims names
Shooter in. Main police say the suspect is Armed And Dangerous and a shelter in place order has been issued for the town of lewiston as well as four androscoggin county, that is in maine. Police have identified 40 year old robert card as a Person Of Interest. Officials released this photo of card, who they believe as a military background, potentially 20 years of experience in the military, also potentially a history of mental illness. Theyve also released these pictures of the Person Of Interest during the shooting. The shooter reportedly opened fire at a Bowling Alley and a bar and grill in lewiston, it happened just before seven pm eastern time. Police sources say 15 to 20 people have been killed. And heres some of what we heard at a news Briefing Held by maine officials a little earlier. Police are currently searching for a robert are card for, for, 1983 of bowdoin. The card is considered Armed And Dangerous. Hes a Person Of Interest however. And thats what we will label him as as
Live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. A Mass Murderer is on the loose in maine today. One officers say has military training, a proficiency in weapons, and multiple ways to evade police. That Reality Compounding the fear and grief for locals trying to process the 565th Mass Shooting in the u. S. This year. In this case, 18 dead, 13 more wounded, and the Peaceful Community of lewiston changed forever. This city did not deserve this terrible assault on its citizens, on its peace of mind, on its sense of security. No city does. No state, no people. So now as Law Enforcement is in a fullscale search to track down the suspect, robert card, they are also trying to piece together the details of who he is and why he may have done this. Plus, with word that he had been committed to a Mental Hospital earlier this year, a critical question, why did he have a gun and not just any gun, but an assaultstyle rifle in the first place . We start right there in southern maine, a state and communit