Police in the US state of Maine have said they will begin searching a river in the search for Robert Card who is accused of murdering 18 people in what has become this year’s most deadly US mass shooting.
Mr Card has eluded capture for two days since the massacres on Wednesday. Police say they are investigating 530 tips and leads.
Police identified the suspect as firearms expert and National Guard Reservist Robert Card. Picture: SuppliedSeven people were found dead at the Just In Time bowling alley , six men and one woman who all died of gunshot wounds. A further eight died at Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant. The bar was holding a sporting event organised by American Deaf Cornhole.So far 16 of the victims have been revealed either by police or families. They range in age from 14-year-old Aaron Young, who died alongside his father Bill at the bowling alley, to 76-year-old Bob Violette who was a children’s bowling instructor.Bob Violette was killed while teaching bowling. Picture: FacebookAnother victim, Arthur Strout, had five children.
Law enforcement officials conduct a manhunt for suspect Robert Card following a mass shooting on October 27, 2023. A long time army reservist, Mr Card, 40, has so far successfully dodged capture. Police say a mobile phone that Mr Card carried, that could have led officers to him, was found discarded.These included topics on a financial crisis, US President Joe Biden, gun rights and LGBT issues. But it’s not know if this played a role in the shooting.
At a press conference on Friday, US time, Public Health and Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck said a stretch of the Androscoggin River in the town of Lisbon, near Lewiston, would be searched by divers.Police tape blocks off the street near Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston, Maine. has said it was suicide note addressed to Mr Card’s son. However, it did not give a reason for the killings.
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