Thank you for being with us on this second hour of Chris Jansing reports. Roughly 50,000 people are on lockdown right now across the state of maine as Police Continue their intense search for the man behind a Shooting Rampage that left 18 people dead and 13 others injured. These are the Photos Police want you to see because they are frantically searching for 40yearold robert card, an Army Reservist with a history of Mental Illness. Police say he killed his first seven victims at a Bowling Alley. Then he drove across town to a bar where the rampage continued. Eight more people were killed right away, three later died at the hospital. The suspects car tracked to a nearby town where it had been abandoned by a boat dock. Our small state of just 1. 3 Million People has long been known as one of the safest states in the nation. This Attack Strikes at the very heart of who we are and the values we hold dear for this precious place we call home. A local maine resident telling nbc news that it was known in town to, quote, stay away from card. He and his family would, quote, shoot guns all the time. You could hear them every day after school. It was like clock work. Witnesses of the attack and those with missing loved ones describe the pain and horror of what unfolded last night. We were inside and just bowling, and Out Of Nowhere, he just came in, and there was a loud pop. Thought it was a balloon. I had my back turned to the door, and as soon as i turned and saw, it was not a balloon, he was holding a weapon, i just booked it down the lane, and i slid basically into where the pins are and climbed up the machine and was on top of the machines for about ten minutes until the cops got there. My exhusband and my son were playing pool, and next thing i know, i saw on facebook that there was a shooting at schemengees where they were playing, and then nobody would tell us anything. We were all waiting and we heard nothing. They wont tell us if hes alive, if hes in Critical Condition, if hes passed. They wont tell us anything. Im a little freaked out. I want to know, you know what i mean. Hes a young man. They shouldnt leave us hanging like this. I was working at Enterprise Foundry and the shooting took place on the street behind us, and immediately we locked down and closed the doors and closed the shop. Reporter what did you hear . What happened . Just the gunshots. Saw people screaming. I want to bring in nbcs Antonia Hylton who is on the ground in lewiston, and nbc news intelligence and justice correspondent, ken dilanian. This has been called an All Hands On Deck approach to find this suspect, robert card. No surprise there. But what more do we know about him, and what details do we have about whats being done to find him . Chris, a senior Law Enforcement official just told nbc news that tips and sightings are pouring in but none of them have been deemed credible as of yet. The u. S. Marshals have their main Regional Task force deployed to try to help state and local officials hunt for this suspect, robert card. The fbi has a host of teams deployed including one devoted to exploiting social media, and another that specializes in behavioral analysis. Federal officials are looking for electronic signals that could potentially point to where this person could be. Theyre canvassing the area. They are working as hard as they possibly could. In terms of the suspect, we are learning that he purchased an Assault Style rifle legally this ye, and one of the biggest questions thats unanswered, chris, is this reporting that we have that while he was in the army reserve, he was referred to inpatien Mental Health treatment. So people were concerned enough about his behavior. He said he was Hearing Voices, allegedly, and had even made threats to shoot up a National Guard base, concerned enough that they referred him to treatment. The question is did they report that to the fbi where that would have been put in a National Database that could have prevented him from purchasing a weapon. We have not gotten answers to that question which we put to many federal agencies, chris. Were also learning more about the weapon that was used in this shooting. What can you tell us about that . Yeah, just that its an Assault Style rifle that was purchased legally. We all saw the photo. There it is right there of him holding that weapon with the appearance of someone whos used it many times before, and we know that he was a Firearms Instructor in the army reserves. So a man with training tragically using it to ill effect there. Were starting what is such a heartbreaking part of all of these stories, which is were starting to hear from some Family Members, were starting to hear from people who were there or who knew folks. What do we know about the victims and what can you tell us about what youre hearing on the ground overall . Reporter well, chris, we have some new information about victims, but were waiting on a lot. We know that its a mix of men and women. Were hearing from members of the community that minors were involved. That has not been confirmed. Authorities will not comment on how many minors may have been affected. Although, what i have been told from people here on the ground is that there were many youth gathered at the Bowling Alley last night for an event, and i have messaged with one resident whose cousin passed away. Several people have walked by and spoken with me here, and described how eerie it feels to be out of school for all the businesses to be closed, for them to have this knowledge that someone is out there right now, and, you know, just as, you know, you and ken were just mentioned there, someone with deep knowledge and training in the use of firearms. Not just anybody on the run, somebody if they were to come across locals or in a stand off with Police Officers would be well trained and good at what they were trying to do. That has added an additional layer of fear here. Its made it heard for people to even start gathering and talking about the victims because they have to shelter in place at home right now. In fact, we just all got alerts to our phones, notifying everybody in this county that the shelter in place order has been extended, and even though this shelter many place order is focussed around the area o lewiston, lisbon, were heari people as far as portland are staying at home or not going to businesses today because theres anxiety. He left this car that was found by water, and we dont know wher hes on foot, if hes found another way out of the state. There is a fear that people dont know where hes going to pop up next. And it is just really compounding the grief already that people are experiencing, knowing that 18 peoples lives have been lost. Several people are in Critical Condition who have been Receiving Care around the clock at the medical facility behind me here. Doctors have described the scene here as one in which they had a flood of people come in off duty, trying to save lives, actively still doing that work right now. So theres really two stories here, the story about the community thats kind of been changed forever, and the loss of loved ones in such a tight knit place where people know each other, they know these venues, and also this larger story and fear of what happens if this becomes like what we saw in pennsylvania, this stretches on for days or weeks. When will this Community Get any bit of peace, and you know, that is really whats most pressing issue on everyones minds right now, chris. Antonia hylton and ken dilanian, thank you both so much. Earlier on this network. We did hear firsthand from one of the victims Family Members. Leroy walker is a City Counselor in auburn, maine, the father of a man who was killed last night, the owner of the bar. Hes what he told my colleague. 14 plus hours to tell us and notify us of this, which is just totally a nightmare. None of us slept. We were up all night. We didnt know where to go, who to turn to. The state police took over the crime scene. They didnt notify any of us people that are waiting to hear about something or anything. I guess the fbi got involved. They were there by 11 00 or 12 00. Again, they didnt notify anybody or reach out to anybody, and they knew we were all looking for our loved ones because the hospital had all of our names, everybody that was looking for a loved one, the hospital had our names. All they had to do was check in with the hospital. They knew thats where we were all sent, but these dabados, whatever they call it, sweep the place and this and that, and they cant touch the bodies, they cant do this, while were all suffering and dying in a nightmare, that we dont understand. My youngest son actually called me and said, dad, i just heard that joey was shot at schemengees and might be dead. I almost fell to my knees and everything. Dont tell me that because i just brought back my daughter, i got that phone call saying that your daughter has just been killed. It just brought it all back, and i just fell apart. Id just like to finish by saying my love goes out to all the other families. Im so sorry. Im just sorry. Leroy walker who lost his son. For more on how this violence has rattled the usually safe community, were joined by marla hoffman, Managing Editor of the sun journal, someone who intimately knows this community. First of all, im so sorry for what you all are going through, and i understand that you have a 9yearold son, and after working all night, you went home. He was waiting up. He was scared. He was wondering what happened, and i think a lot of people can relate to that. You just heard what one dad went through. First of all, how are you and your son doing . Whats your impression of how the community is even processing this . Oh, gosh. This community is incredibly resilient. Weve been through a lot as a community. Unfortunately lewiston is not unfamiliar with crime, but never to this scale. This is something none of us have ever dealt with firsthand. Its all very brand new as we process everything. In terms of my family, i think its a lot like all the other families in this town and in this county and in the region. You know, were just giving each other big hugs. My son is okay. He didnt get a lot of sleep last night. When i left the house about 10 00 this morning, he was finally asleep, which i was glad for, but he was up most of the night. So therefore i was too. But im happy, too, if that helps make him feel safer, and i think every parent is saying the same thing. My daughter, she works at a local business not far from my house, and the business closed almost right away, as soon as word got out, but they didnt let their employees leave until about midnight last night. And then she finally got home. Its all still pretty crazy now, and even though were getting more information in every minute, it feels like its a lot to process, and weve got our entire organization, the main trust for local news on this, and trying to get information out as accurately and as fast as possible because i know we all know that people are looking to us for information. And a lot of them know us, so its a big responsibility, but were up to the challenge. I think one of the things that is always so shocking and its happening at places where we all go just to have our every day lives, you know, were going to school, we go to church, we go to the grocery store, we go to a concert, in this case, and i know you wrote about this, it was just a fun night playing corn hole. Its the last thing youre expecting, right. Yeah. In some places, i think, unfortunately, off and on college and high school campuses, a lot of us this is something thats a reality in modern day life, but it doesnt feel like that in maine. Right. It feels like the shock of this is exponential. Absolutely. I mean, we hear a lot of the times these things happen either on big College Campuses and big cities, but this stuff does happen in rural communities, rural states like maine. Maine, its a big state, but its a big family. And everybody, its almost cliche now, but everybody at this point is going to know somebody that knows somebody that was involved in this, and thats pretty shocking. You know, weve heard unofficial word about victims, even related to our company, our News Organization that had either loved ones that passed away or had friends that passed away. So, you know, were no different than anybody else in these towns. I mean, were getting news as it comes in, just like everybody else, just like your organization. But when its your own people, its much different to report about, you know, trying to be objective as a reporter but then also its hard not to feel for whats going on. And we feel for what all of you are going through, but let me ask you to put your reporter hat on for a minute, which is based on for reporting, was this suspect, robert card, known to the community . Was he someone that people were aware of, or do you think this violence came completely Out Of Nowhere . I mean, i dont know if it came completely Out Of Nowhere. It appears that people that knew him know that he struggled with some Mental Health issues. Thats been widely reported that he had that he was admitted into a facility over the summer. He lives in boden, which is just a couple of towns away from here. I dont know how well known he was here in lewiston, but in boden, lisbon, he might be well known this those towns. Were hearing from people possibly who knew him, people leaving tips. Were trying to put it together now. We know he has a criminal record. Were still trying to get that information in. Marla hoffman, i know you didnt get any sleep, and you still have much work to do, but we thank you for taking the time to talk to us. Were sending a big hug to your little boy. Thank you so much. Thank you. I appreciate it. A trained Firearms Instructor listed in the army reserve, how the suspects background and experience could complicate the massive manhunt. Were back in 60 seconds. 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This is the scene on a main road in lewiston told, a giant light up sign warning people to shelter in place after shootings at a bar and a Bowling Alley. People living nearby now forced to face their grief while hiding from a mass murderer on the loose. Like, whos going to come around that, you know, whos going to knock at my door. And thats an awful way to live. You know, knowing that youre not even safe in your own homes. Federal agents from the fbi, atf, dhs, they have all now joined the man hunt for 40yearold robert card, and were learning more today about his background, a bulletin issued by maine Law Enforcement says card is a trained Firearms Instructor, an Army Spokesperson confirming today hes also a long time member of the army reserve, a sergeant first class, a Petroleum Supply specialist who enlisted in december 2022, although was never deployed for combat. He has earned multiple awards, including the Army Achievement medal and National Defense service medal, and army service ribbon. Joining me now, carmen best, retired Seattle Police chief and msnbc Law Enforcement analyst. Carmen, look, when you look at that background, and obviously we know he not only was trained using arms, but he was an instructor, how does his Background Impact the man hunt if at all . Good afternoon, chris. Yeah, his background complicates things for certain. Excuse me, his background in that hes been a Firearms Instructor, and in all likelihood is very particular and probably has a lot of expertise around utilizing his weapons. We know from the pictures that he had a lot of ammunition. So as the officers on the ground looking for him, all the Law Enforcement thats there, theres potential that he has even better skills than some of them that are looking for him. Also, we do have our most elite as well out there. 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