What is known about Robert Card, the firearms instructor soldier who killed 18 people in Maine

The attacks carried out on Wednesday by Robert Card in Lewiston, in the state of Maine, left at least 18 dead and 13 injured, Governor Janet Mills confirmed Thursday morning. Initially, several means of U.S They reported up to 22 deaths and dozens of injuries.

The 40-year-old suspect is on the run. Photos released by police show him with a beard, wearing a brown jacket, blue pants and brown shoes, He carries a semi-automatic rifle.

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The governor Janet Mills He said officials across the state are focused on supporting the small town of Lewiston, where around 37,000 people live. He assured that the entire state is formally in mourningwith flags at half mast.

This image released on October 25, 2023 by the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office shows Robert Card, the suspect in the Maine shooting. (AFP). (-/)

“This city did not deserve this terrible attack on its citizens, on their tranquility, on their feeling of security”, Mills said.

He added that Maine “has long been known as one of the safest states in the country.”

Mills indicated that if residents see the Card that “Do not approach him under any circumstances.”

Until now, no one can leave their house in the cities of Lewiston, Lisbon It is Bowdoinwhere it is believed that card could be hidden, according to Univision.

In this note we explain how the shootings occurred and what is known so far about them. Roberto Card.

Coroners remove a body from inside Schemengees Bar and Grille following a mass shooting with multiple deaths in at least two locations in Lewiston, Maine. (EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHER). (CJ GUNTHER/)

The shootings occurred in two locations in the Lewiston: in Just-in-Time Recreation (formerly known as Sparetime Recreation), a bowling alley in Mollison Path; And in Schemengees Bar & Grille restaurant, on Lincoln Street. These locations are 4 miles apart.

Several parents and children attended S.leisure time recreation for a children’s bowling championship, reported the AP agency.

The first call to Auburn’s 911 emergency line came in at 6:56 p.m. Wednesday.. He reported the a man who was filming on Just-In-Time RecreationWilliam G. Ross of the Maine State Police said Thursday.

Then, at 7:08 p.m., the communications center received several calls about an “active shooter” inside Schemengees Bar and Grille.

“A large police response from several neighboring agencies helped the city police department Lewiston to try to identify who this individual was and what was going on,” Ross said.

“As you can imagine, This was a very fast, very fluid and very dangerous scene.what these boys and girls were getting themselves into,” he added.

Tactical team members prepare to search for the suspect in a Maine shooting. (EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHER).

Seven people were found dead at the bowling alley Just-In-Time Recreation, eight found dead at Schemengees Bar and Grille It is Three were pronounced dead at area hospitals.according to NBC News.

The owners of Just-In-Time Recreation They posted a statement on Facebook on Thursday expressing their shock and sadness.

“None of this seems real, but unfortunately it is. “We are devastated for our community and our team,” the statement said.

“Last night we lost some incredible, heartfelt people from our bowling family and community. There are no words to fix or improve this. We are praying for everyone who has been affected by this horrible tragedy. We love you all and embrace you.”

Authorities asked residents Lewiston, Maine’s second-largest city, and nearby shelter-in-place Auburn. Residents of other communities were also asked to remain where they were, and many schools and businesses are closed.

Robert Card, named as an “armed and dangerous” person of interest in the deadly shootings in Lewiston, Maine. (Photo by Lewiston Maine Police Department/AFP) (-/)

Officially, authorities did not provide information about Roberto Cardosothey only indicated that he is 40 years old.

The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office posted two photos of the suspect on its Facebook page that showed the shooter entering a business with a gun on his shoulder, he was pointing it.

The photo released by the police. (AFP). (-/)

The University of Maine confirmed that He studied engineering there from 2001 to 2004.

According to NBC News, court records from Maine show that a man called Roberto Cardoso who was born on the same date as the person concerned was accused of speeding in 2001 and 2002.

He has no other criminal record in the state’s electronic court records system or other public records databases.

NBC News also said that a bulletin published by the Maine Information and Analysis Center, a database for law enforcement, stated that Card was a firearms instructor and former United States Army reservist.

He added that according to law enforcement, Card “had recently reported mental health issues which included hear voices and threats to shoot at the National Guard base in Saco, Maine”.

According to the bulletin, Card was admitted to a mental health facility for two weeks this summer of 2023 and was released later, NBC News indicated.

The US military gave the AFP news agency details about his military service. cardindicating that it is a Reserve Sergeant First Class “without combat missions” and who enlisted in December 2002.

Maine resident Liam Kent told NBC News that Card and his family lived in a “complex” in the nearby town of Bowdoin and described them as “gun fanatics.” that they were “closely related to right-wing militias”.

“In the city we know to stay away from them and not get close,” added Kent.

He recalled that as a child he saw Card at a weigh station with a dead deer, smiling, covered in blood and with a gun still strapped to his body.

“They would also fire weapons at any time; “You could hear them every day after school,” Kent added.

Card’s motivations for carrying out the shootings are unknown.

Police officers gather in front of Lewiston High School, Maine, on October 26, 2023. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso/AFP). (JOSÉ PREZIOSO/)

“We have literally hundreds of police officers working across the state of Maine locate him,” said the person responsible for public security in MaineMike Sauschuck.

According to Sauschuck, Police found an abandoned white van last night about six miles from Lewiston.. The vehicle would be related to the suspect.

The president Joe Biden He ordered that the national flag of the United States be flown at half-staff on all federal buildings, “as a sign of respect for the victims of senseless acts of violence.”

Source: Elcomercio