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 department, which i think might provide some informative information here as we talk. It takes up a moment understandably to do. So ill shirt witness of her. 22 individuals are dead, according to officials in maine to earth news desk, separately, Law Enforcement officials have told my colleagues and myself that 50 to 60 individuals have believed to have been injured as a result of the shooting. This is an active man hunt for someone who clearly knows how to use that Assault Rifle you described and that you showed there in this pictures released by Law Enforcement earlier this evening. That way the individuals holding that weapon, using that weapon, is of intense interest to Law Enforcement official at this time. Hes somebody according to internal Law Enforcement communications throughout new england is described as Armed And Dangerous and assembling of this definitely want to get into custody as soon as possible. Motive, we dont have the right. Now there is no initial indication here, stephanie, thats a huge asterisks attached to that. There is nothing this individual has apparently said so far or witnesses have described to police to indicate this is an act of terrorism. And when i say, that im describing that according to the definition that Law Enforcement agencies use, which is an individual that is acts of violence on behalf of the specific ideology we. So we have no indication right now, and obviously its top of everybodys mind in this country, whether or not somebody is doing something to target a specific ethnic group or whether this was directed at jewish or islamic community. We just dont know that right now. But there is no indication of. That could the change as the investigation of all . This of course at. Could with its latest we have with respect to motive at this time. Obviously, what or on his devices, on his social media accounts, what are maybe on his person. We have seen that in prior shootings, that could all be informative as to what happens here. Its also quite possible, stephanie, this Individuals Mental Health history will be examined as well. That is something that occurs, obviously, when that happens. That might be of particular interest to Law Enforcement officials at the stage. I can tell you there are a couple of areas theyre looking at right now. I dont want to describe a series to assist this individual, if they are in fact looking for us. But certainly, not only that Lewiston Police department of course, the Main State Police are also their, heavily involved in the search. The atf boston is on route there. The fbi boston which retains that Residential Office in maine, theyre already on scene as well. Theyve put out a statement tonight saying they are assisting in the investigation. We cant not report the individuals name based on a Public Statement meant that Law Enforcement in lewiston, maine, the individual is robert card. Thats robert card, identified as the individual that Law Enforcement agencies are looking for who is believed to be the person responsible for the shooting and believed to be the individual who we see in the pictures there. Thats what we have at this moment, stephanie. Obviously a high degree of interest in finding this person as soon as possible, considering what they have done already tonight or what they have alleged to be done, excuse me. And i could tell you, the technical and physical resources of all of new englands federal Law Enforcement agencies state state Police Agencies in may are very much focused on this and on it as i speak with you here tonight. Tom, is a surge like this for Law Enforcement, their Worst Nightmare . This individual could be looking for another location, another target, or he could be on the run. But after shooting and killing two people, hes in as much trouble as one could be in with the exception of his life, he has nothing to lose and hes heavily armed. I think of light of the concern perfectly, stephanie. At this point, most you can hope for that we have based on our research and looking at prior Mass Shooting, there is believed to be a point when somebody does what theyve done here, tonight, the anomaly of what theyre often, the enormity of the loss of life to have caused gets to a point where they are affected by it. They either do something to themselves or they surrender. But obviously, age individual case is different. And just given the anomaly of the violence and this individuals apparent proficiency with that weapon, which is for a dangerous weapon, the Assault Rifle, this is something that obviously has Law Enforcement deeply concerned. Best think they can do right now and what they are trying to do right now is a mess as many Law Enforcement officers and officials as possible to mentor of this individual states in any areas they think they might be. In response to any tips about where that might be. Antarctic at this person to surrender without any further violence here tonight. Thats what remains to be seen. Obviously, we are not talking about a heavily populated area of this country. Its got a lot of woods. Its got a lot of rugged terrain. Thats something that could be a challenge for Law Enforcement as well. On top of the fact, its not. Hes wearing dark clothing as you can see in the pictures. If hes maintained that clothing. So the problems or potential concerns, challenges for the laundry list goes on and. On tom, lewiston is not a small town but its a small city. Only 40,000 people. A tightknit community, a safe city. It sort of goes from urban to suburban to heavily wooded, very, very quickly. What exactly is Law Enforcement telling residents right now, besides just stay inside . Youve got a college in lewiston and i know theyre on lockdown. Thats all they can say. To not let anybody inside of your house. I remember i was in when the fbi boston now involved in this tonight, as well as massachusetts state police, focused on trying to find you are looking at a photograph of robert card right now. The individual Law Enforcement believes or religious responsible for this tonight. They want to find. And back to what i was saying, stephanie, the best thing that people can do is stay inside and the second best thing they can do is if they see anything that is out of the ordinary at all. Remember was found in the boat and portend because the person who could put belong to just happen to notice when the lockdown was lifted, there was damage to a tarp in the boat and there was some blood on it. Called police, thats how they were able to find him. The best in people in that general area could do is to make sure theyre aware of whats going on in the property, certainly not allowing anybody inside, thats what officials are advising, unless they and the public healths Law Enforcement and have the right credentials on them. Thats why theyre advising people. Here thats what this typically in some areas like. This we are going to pull his picture backup. This Person Of Interest has now been identified. Robert card. But earlier tonight they should images of the vehicle hes believed to be in. Besides local, city, and state police, talk to us about Law Enforcement from the federal perspective backing them up. From a federal perspective, there is two main agencies that can provide some point. The atf, boston. New england being the size that it is, they dont have a full Fbi Field Office or atf offices in maine. They have president ial offices, Settlement Offices in this places. So atf boston will be responsible. Fbi boston will be responsible. What theyre doing here is setting up on the atf side to determine when it wasnt weapon purchased, is there any information about this and if it was background . Should they have been allowed to purchase that gun, if not who may have assisted him with it . Could they be assisting that individual . Now those are some of the very few things that atf can do. They can do a lot to piece together a timeline. Thats the atf. For the fbi, they bring Technical Expertise and manhunt expertise as i alluded to earlier. Its really probably going to be quite helpful in this investigation. They have to know capabilities, trying to find the person. They have swat capabilities. General investigative capabilities. Theyve put a estimate from a spokesperson the tweet whos put out the fbi boston as assistant at this point. Its not their investigation. There are all calls to the Main State Police. But they say theyre helping out in the technical, technical investigative ways where there are some very specific things they can do. But obviously, we appreciate at this stage of where we are and the search for this individual they believe is responsible for the shooting. Im not going to go into much more detail beyond that. We are expecting an official Police Press Conference within the hour. We will bring that to you as soon as i begins. Tom, i want you to stay with us. Lets bring into our conversation representative shelley who represents a district just on the edge of lewistown. Congresswoman, i want to start by asking how are you . Oh, its such a sad night. Our hearts are broken for everybody who thought they were coming out bowling, thought they were going out to dinner. We are just not used to these kinds of things in maine. As you said, this is a very small city. Tightly, had college town. Were just not used to. This main is a state where a lot of people own guns. This is about to be the beginning of the hunting season. We are used to responsible gun ownership. And this horrific incident at this scale and magnitude is very upsetting. The weapon we see in his hand, in the Person Of Interest s hand is not a hunting rifle. Thats an ar15 style weapon. This happened earlier tonight, we think around seven, 8 00. This balloon elliott, this bar and restaurant. They would have been open and crowded with patrons, wouldnt they . Absolutely. And you expect to go out for a casual evening. Its corn whole night. A fun game at the bar and grill. So people are just out enjoying themselves, having a quiet night. Its not a busy town. We were just not used to these kinds of things. So i think this is very upsetting. Plus, as you have done such great reporting, the shooter is still at. Loose at large. So people are to shelter in place, they are fearful of what could happen. Theyre worried about their kids, their kids in college, in your community. There is a lot going on for people to be worried about. As you said, this is an automatic rifle. This isnt what people used to go hunting in our state. This is the very kind of thing that could do a credible amount of damage in a short period of time. This looks like a person who knows how to handle this weapon and knows how to do damage in at least two locations, maybe a third, and could be at large at this. Point have you heard directly from Law Enforcement and that last hour . Ive had a chance to talk to the governor and weve been trying to keep abreast of all the Court Reports and make sure were on top of all the information. I think our Law Enforcement community is very engaged here. I think many of them have come from around the state to assist, as you heard. There is fbi and others from boston. I know our hospitals rhetoric busy dealing with the people who have been injured. And its really an all hands on experience right now. Thats what i was going to ask next. That nearby hospitals. Do you have Trauma Centers that can handle this type of tragedy . Absolutely. Lewiston, hospitals in portland are busy. Ive heard some reports some victims are being taken to boston. We have good medical facilities in our state, but this is texan our capacity. Did you learn anything from speaking with the governor that we havent yet reported a night . I think youve covered just about everything, and the unknowns are unknown to everybody. Where is the shooter . I know you guys were mentioning, maine is a very rural state. This is a small city. There is a lot of woods in the city. But this person is from a rural community. My district is near the city and could have gone anywhere. So its hard to find somebody when theyre on the loose in maine. Its not an easy proposition. What can you tell us about that rural community, where this Person Of Interest is from . Help us understand. You know, i want to be clear. I dont know anything about the shooter. I just know the community dimensions. But its a small maine town. We are a very rural state. We have over 400 small communities. And all of them are tightly knit. Everybody knows everybody. Everybody generally knows what their neighbors are up to and where they were going at any point in time as you drive down road, we know where people are. So its very unusual to have Something Like this happen in our state, and particularly for someone to be in lewiston, to be and these particular places, as youve heard people say. No one knows what the possible motive could be, or any of the issues the shooter themselves has. All i can say is that it is the kind of weapon that shouldnt deserve readily available and shouldnt be doing so much damage to so many people this evening. To that last point you just made, there were 29 homicides total in your state last year. And at least 22 people were killed tonight. What kind of shock does that put you, your community, your constituents in . We pride ourselves on being a very safe state. And as you say, we have very few homicides annually in our state. And unfortunately, most of them are people who are known to each other. Domestic violence, the kind of tragedies that have been within communities where people know each other. So to have this kind of Mass Shooting, very unusual for a place like ours. Its the kind of fear that people arent used to dealing with. Yeah. Its just a very uncommon event for us. And unfortunately, its the kind of event that youre hearing more and more about across the country. I dont like to think about this, but every state is vulnerable to it. This is just a reminder that a safe state like ours could be in the same position. Ive heard from so many of my colleagues tonight, there are still in washington. And each and every one of them is saying, we wish we could do more. How do we keep guns out of the hands of people who come to this level of damage . Why are there automatic weapons so ridley available or Semi Automatic Weapons . Its just heart when it hits your home state. With about 80 people that we knew of either injured or killed tonight, how likely is it that most people in lewiston will either know someone or about one degree of separation away from someone who is directly involved in this attack . Without a question. Everybody will know somebody. Everybody will know somebody. 80 people is a big group for anything to happen in our state. Like, thats just and a normal number of people. And to have this many injured at one place in one time, people who are just out having dinner together. People just out and drawing anything of bowling. Thats going to be people who are known to everyone. People just went out to have a beer, or have a bite, and maybe go bowling. Congresswoman, i am so, so very sorry to you. Im sorry to your community. Thank you for joining us. Tonight, please, if you get any updates. We are waiting for the Law EnforcementPress Conference. If you learn anything, please join us again tonight. Thank you very much, we appreciate your support. Thank you. I want to bring in former fbi special agent clint watts, hes also a consultant to the fbis Counter Terrorism division. And an Msnbc National Security analyst and retired atf special agent in charge. Jim kavanaugh. Clint. Talk to us about wha