Police are seeking to locate this man, whose motives are unknown at this stage. The shootings broke out Wednesday evening in at least two different locations, a bowling alley and a bar-restaurant, according to law enforcement.
A shooter opened fire Wednesday evening in a bowling alley and a bar-restaurant in a city in the northeast of the United States, Wednesday October 25, killing at least 22 people and injuring more than fifty people. Authorities released a photo of a man actively wanted. These killings took place in Lewiston, the second largest city in the state of Maine, where the population was instructed to remain confined in the face of the danger posed by man “armed and dangerous” and still on the run, according to police.
Lewiston police said they were seeking to locate the suspected shooter, identified as Robert Card, 40, whose motive was unknown. Photos showing a man, dressed in a brown top and dark blue pants, armed with a shoulder-mounted semi-automatic rifle, were released earlier by Androscoggin County police.
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The shooting broke out in at least two different locations, a bowling alley and a bar-restaurant, according to local police. The Boston FBI, the federal police, also said it was participating in the investigation. Another killing took place the same evening in a logistics center of a Walmart supermarket, according to several American media.
Joe Biden kept informed of events
“We have 22 confirmed deaths and many, many injured”declared on CNN Robert McCarthy, elected official from Lewiston, which has more than 36,000 inhabitants. “Our hospitals are not equipped to handle this type of shooting”, he added, specifying that there were between 50 and 60 injured according to the city authorities. The tragedy immediately joined the litany of shootings which regularly mourn the United States, where firearms abound and are easily accessible for purchase.
US President Joe Biden was briefed on the events and spoke with several Maine elected officials, including Governor Janet Mills, offering all necessary federal support, according to the White House. Local authorities, who asked residents to stay at home, also published a photo of a white car, asking citizens to contact them if they recognized the vehicle. Public schools will be closed Thursday, a school district official announced on the social network X.