President Joe Biden plans to meet with first responders and nurses at Schemengees Bar and Grille before meeting with the families of the Lewiston victims.
The warning signs before Army reservist Robert Card shot and killed 18 people on Oct. 25 in Lewiston, Maine, were glaring and abundant, and still, he was not stopped before he carried out the worst massacre in the state's history and then took his own life.
After the funeral, family and friends met at Legends Pool Hall in Lewiston for a celebration of life for Strout, a passionate billiards player who was practicing the night he was killed.
The victims at Just-in-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar & Grille ranged in age from 14 to 76. They will forever be associated with the worst mass shooting in Maine history. But they had rich lives worth remembering apart from that terrible night.
There are still many unknowns, but a harrowing question weighs heavy: Could one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history also have been the most preventable?