The Maine State Police released a report on Friday describing the lessons learned after the state’s largest mass shooting and making multiple recommendations…
The agency called the report an “after action review” and said one of its goals was to identify areas for improvement stemming from the response to the Oct. 25, 2023, mass shooting that killed 18 people in LewistonThe agency called the report an “after action review” and said one of its goals was to identify areas for improvement stemming from the response to the Oct. 25, 2023, mass shooting that killed 18 people in Lewiston.
The shooting took place at a bowling alley and a bar and grille. The shooter was later revealed to be an Army reservist whose mental health had been deteriorating in the months before the attacks.Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced her support for the primary recommendations included in the state police report and said she will ask the Legislature for funding to fully implement those recommendations as part of her budget request in January.
“I think it is important to acknowledge that we are all at different points – different stages – of healing. Some may still feel frustrated and angry. Some may feel scared. Some may feel grief and sadness, or frozen in time, watching the world move on while they are missing the people they love – a feeling that the last year passed in both the blink of an eye and a lifetime," Mills said in a statement.
“We have lost 18 people – family, friends, loved ones. Many more were injured, both physically and emotionally. In a small, close-knit community like Lewiston and in a small, close-knit state like Maine, most everyone knew somebody who was directly impacted by the tragedy. What is special about Maine – what I have always loved about our state – is that, in the darkest of times, in the depths of our most difficult challenges, we are there for one another.
The New England State Police Administrators Compact will conduct an independent review of the report, the state police said. The report also details areas in which police met best practice standards, and terms the search for the gunman an “overall success.”
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