killed him in response. he shot and killed horrifically, incomprehensibly 14 students and killed a teacher. mr. ro mas, the shooter, he himself is deceased. and is believed that responding officers killed him. abbott says the suspect allegedly shot and killed his grandmother before going on this school shooting rampage. we re going to show you live pictures of the area. at this moment, the police chief says family members are still being notified, the horrific process that s played out in school shootings before. this particular mass murder come after the buffalo rampage which was previously the deadliest shooting of this year. americans mourning once again. we can also tell you that president biden will address the nation tonight as the country continues reeling. we will bring you the facts as well as perspective in this hour of coverage. we begin with former assistant fbi director who has been covering this for us and jim cavanaugh, retired special agent in charge. and
Our message to any country or group thinking about trying to take advantage of the situation to widen the conflict is dont. Dont do it. Dont. Dont. Dont. Dont. Just one word, dont. Sandra american officials have repeatedly talked to iran urging it to not widen the conflict. Action has been taken to back up the threats. Gaza seeing some of the most extensive airstrikes yet and that is developing at this hour. Welcome, hello, everyone, sandra smith in new york. John john roberts in washington. Pressure is growing for President Biden to respond to the 20 rocket and Drone Attacks against our troops in iraq and syria in the past ten days. And late last night, the pentagon says it did just that, bombing two military sites in Eastern Syria used by iranianbacked militias. Sandra the fighting between the u. S. And iran comes as massive explosions have rocked gaza all morning. Heaviest fighting they have seen in the this violent threeweek war. John Fox Team Coverage over the next two hours and t
Heard a loud pop. I thought it was a balloon. I had my back turned to the door. As soon as i turned and saw it was not a balloon, he was holding a weapon, i went down the lane and slid to where the pins are. We looked out the window, saw a sea of lights, and it was sirens. A lot of Police Obviously but you could hear the balances like they were running back and forth, back and forth. I think theres going to be very few people in this community that have not been touched by this. Reporter many asking were Warning Signs missed. The shooter was reported as behaving erratically at a Training Facility this past july and sources say he made statements about Hearing Voices and wanting to shoot up a National Guard base. He was the then transport today an army hospital. Im sure there will be a lot of review, analysis, was he deemed a danger to himself or someone else . Reporter were now at the scene of the first of the shootings. The Bowling Alley is right behind me thats the justintime recreat
Ruhle. We are still tracking the breaking news out of maine. A Police Source telling nbc news at least with people are confirmed dead in an active shooting in the city of lewiston. The second largest city in the state. As many as 50 to 60 people are injured after a man opened fire in several locations, including a Bowling Alley and a bar and restaurant. That is according to full Law Enforcement sources. The Sheriffs Office earlier this evening released these photos that show one single man with an ar15 style rifle. The city is telling people who live in the area to stay inside with their doors locked as Police Search for the suspect. Earlier tonight, the atf sit agents with its Boston Office are responding to lewiston. Joining me now, tom winter, nbc investigations correspondent. Tom, lets talk of taking a deep breath. What do you know . Sure, stephanie. Id like to do something i dont normally do, which is ask the control room to pool of the Facebook Page for the Lewiston Police depart
Hello, im reporting from the organ we begin with Breaking Mass Spectra manhunt underway in maine right now for A Person Of Interest in a series of Mass Shootings that left at least 18 people that mr 60 injured. We are expecting a News Conference there in lewiston, maine in about 30 minutes. These live images are as we set up for it. Here is what we know now. The shootings unfolded at a bar and grill in a Bowling Alley that were miles apart. Listen to this account of one man who was in the Bowling Alley and used a pin machine to escape. We were inside bowling and out of nowhere, he came in and i heard a loud pop, i had my back turned to the door. As soon as i turned and saw he was holding a weapon, i just booked it and slid into where the pins are and climbed into the machine and was on top until the cops got there. Police are looking for this person of interest. 40yearold robert card believed to be in the army reserve and a trained Firearms Instructor peggy recently reported Mental Hea