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suspect in the mass shootings in lewiston. now, law enforcement descending on that town and the surrounding communities and a shelter in place order has expanded now as this hunt for accused mass killer robert card enters a second day. last night police surrounded card s home in bowdoin, maine, with spotlights, with drones, calling for anyone inside that house to surrender. apparently he wasn t there, but it does show that police are systematically searching locations known to card. we have a team of reporters and analysts with us this morning. let s start with nbc s antonia hylton live in lewiston, maine. antonia, again, we are expecting this news conference to begin any moment. we ll break as soon as they begin. what do we know right now about where police are focusing their manhunt this hour? reporter: well, this has really become a multistate effort, and of course federal partners with the fbi and atf with also on the ground. we don t know the exact perimeters, bu ....
card is now formally a suspect, he has been charged with eight counts of murder. one for each of the victims identified by police so far. as police identify more of the victims, we anticipate the number of charges will rise. tonight, authorities reiterated that card is still at large. and the man hunt is continuing by air, land, nc. in the last hour, there is been significant law enforcement presence near a home in bowden, maine, in connection to their search for robert card. according to the nbc affiliate, a search warrant was executed at that home earlier today. it is standard practice to search any property affiliated with a suspect, and law enforcement officials tell nbc news that, as of right now, there is no clear indication that card is in that home. or at any specific address. you are looking at live footage of this police searched near that bowden home, or shortly after seven pm, eastern, our nbc news affiliate reported police saying, robert come out with your ....
this baier doesn t push anybody down. sandra: watch out. have a great show, bret. bret: we will see ya. following two major stories a massive manhunt by land, water and air underway in maine tonight. the target a u.s. army reservist suspected in the massacre of 18 people wednesday in lewiston. authorities are still urging residents in the area to use extreme caution because he is armed, experienced and very dangerous. we ll have a live update there shortly. but we begin with an expansion of the war in israel. huge explosions tonight rocking gaza. we re also getting new insight about the expected ground invasion of gaza by israeli troops will look like or might look like. israel s defense minister saying it will require destroying a vast network of tunnels and the campaign will be long and difficult. senior correspondent mike tobin is in southern israel again tonight with the latest. good evening, mike. mike: good evening, bret. an adviser to prime minister benjami ....
home in connection to lewiston shooter robert card. similar police activity in maine throughout the day. we will keep monitoring the situation and bring you any updates as we have them. as of right now, the suspect is still considered on the loose and not in police custody. the urgent wide ranging manhunt continues for the suspect in a mass shooting that left 18 people dead in lewiston, maine. with the 565th mass shooting of the year in the united states, the deadliest so far, according to the nonprofit gun violence archive. state police say 40-year-old card is wanted on eight counts of murder based on the numbers of victims, and officials have been able to identify the shooting unfolded last night across two locations in the western, the second largest city in maine. shortly before seven pm, a man walking into a bowling alley call just in time recreation, opened fire. several minutes later officials received 9-1-1 calls about shots fired and a nearby restaurant, scheme ....
shooter in. main police say the suspect is armed and dangerous and a shelter in place order has been issued for the town of lewiston as well as four androscoggin county, that is in maine. police have identified 40 year old robert card as a person of interest. officials released this photo of card, who they believe as a military background, potentially 20 years of experience in the military, also potentially a history of mental illness. they ve also released these pictures of the person of interest during the shooting. the shooter reportedly opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar and grill in lewiston, it happened just before seven pm eastern time. police sources say 15 to 20 people have been killed. and here s some of what we heard at a news briefing held by maine officials a little earlier. police are currently searching for a robert are card for, for, 1983 of bowdoin. the card is considered armed and dangerous. he s a person of interest however. and that s what we ....