center. but again we can report tonight that robert card has been found dead, which means the 48-hour man hunt that is terrorize the state of maine is now over, and we are just moments away from a press conference at lewiston city hall. special coverage of this breaking news out of maine continues in the next hour on the last word, with my colleague, jonathan capehart, who is in for lawrence. good evening john. good evening alice. list just jump right into this, because the breaking news tonight, as alex and explain to you, on forsman officials tell nbc news that robert card, the suspected mass shooter in maine, who killed 18 people and injured more than a dozen others at a bowling alley and bar and grill has been found dead. any minute now officials in maine will be holding a press conference to give us the latest. jonathan detest is with us, but let s go to corresponded where she is in the room where we expect the press conference to begin. kathy? we had problems with
sentiment, but i also know that his death may not bring solace. to many. but now is a time to heal and with this search concluded, i know that law enforcement continues to fully investigate all the facts so we can bring what closure we can to the victims and their families. all 18 victims in wednesday s attack have now been identified. i want to begin with nbc s kathy park who was at the conference in lewiston. cathy, thank you for being. they re what else did we hear from officials, and how are you? this had to be an extraordinary few days. yeah, and an extraordinary 12 hours to be quite frank with you stephanie. so at 10:00 this morning we got an update as to how long enforcement was going to move forward with their investigation. they talked about the large police presence in the lisbon area, the boat launch in that area, that is where the suspect abandoned vehicle was located, and that s why they decided to ramp up the activity there, and then at 5:00 this evening, ju