our richard engel near the gaza border. also tonight, that all-out manhunt in maine for robert card, the suspect in the mass shooting that killed 18 people. divers now joining the search after his vehicle was found at a boat launch. in card s history of mental health issues, were his family s warnings missed? and all 18 victims now identified, their names and ages from 14 to 76. among them four members of the deaf community including a well-known asl interpreter and father of four. what his wife told us about his final moments. the u.s. launching air strikes inside syria targeting iran-backed militias and the new attack on u.s. forces in the region just today. and in a moment when the people of maine are reeling from a mass shooting, another community remembers the 11 lives lost when a gunman entered a synagogue five years ago. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone, on a busy friday. we will have late developments
report. i m jacob ward coming to you at this hour with an nbc news special report. law enforcement officials have confirmed that the suspect in the mass shooting in maine has been found dead. 40-year-old robert card was accused of fatally shooting 18 people in lewiston, maine on wednesday. 13 people were woulded in that shooting. police have been searching for card the last two nights with most of the area in a shelter in place order. sources say card was found between lewiston and bowden, maine in a wooded area. officials say they will be holding a 10:00 p.m. eastern conference. we will bring that to you and we expect additional details to be shared at that time. again, the breaking news at this hour, mass shooting suspect robert card has been found dead in maine. this has been an air strikes, tank, artillery and machine gun fire heard by our team on the israeli side of the border. tonight, stepped up attacks coming almost gun fire heard by our team on the israeli side of
attacks by hamas. i m pamela brown in washington. we are also following breaking news in the united states including former vice president mike pence s stunning campaign suspension and new details about the horrific mass shooting in maine that killed 18 people. we start with what prime minister netanyahu called this evening a new long stage in the israel hamas war. israel s military says its troops and tanks are inside gaza now in what promises to be a bloody and complex battle in order to rid the gaza strip of the terrorist group responsible for the horrific october 7th attack that killed at least 1300 is israels. inside gaza, palestinians are trying to shelter and they are mourning in darkness amid a near total communications blackout. as the hamas controlled palestinian ministry of health is estimating hundreds of gazans have been killed by israeli air strikes in just the last two days. meanwhile, the families of israeli hostages held in gaza are growing more terrified
Relatives of the victims of the deadliest shooting in Maine history are imploring an independent commission to prevent such a thing from ever happening again.