Main suspect in Maine shooting found dead

The main suspect in the investigation into the killing which left 18 dead in Maine, in the United States, was found dead on the evening of Friday October 27. “Maine State Police have located the body”, said Governor Janet Mills during a press conference, after two days of anxiety and confinement for residents of the city of Lewiston. Robert Card, 40, an Army reservist, appears to have committed suicide with a gun, according to Maine public safety officials. Authorities said they were unable to say when the suspect ended his life.

Armed with a machine gun, this man opened fire Wednesday in a bowling alley in Lewinston. Then about ten minutes later, he attacked a bar-restaurant in this town of 36,000 inhabitants, leaving 18 dead and 13 injured. The body of Robert Card was found near a river in Lisbon Falls, about twenty minutes from the town of Lewiston where the killing took place. His car was found nearby.

The United States experienced “two tragic days”reacted American President Joe Biden in a press release. “I will continue to do everything in my power to end this epidemic of gun violence. The Lewiston community – and all Americans – deserve nothing less.”he added.