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Law enforcement officials have said that the toll may rise further, describing it as a 'fluid situation'. many have also been injured in the shooting.
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- The US city has been put on lockdown and police have asked residents to stay locked behind doors. Businesses have been ordered shut.
- Hundreds of police officials have been deployed to hunt the shooter.바카라 웹사이트In a bulletin, the police said the shooting started at around 7 pm.
- Card has been described as a person of interest by the police, who said the man is "armed and dangerous". Police said바카라 웹사이트Card was a firearms instructor who is also believed to be in the Army Reserve. he had undergone바카라 웹사이트training at a facility in Saco, Maine.
- The bulletin described Card as a mental health patient who was admitted to a facility for two weeks in the summer of 2023. Associated Press reported referring to the document that Card had reported “hearing voices and threats to shoot up” the military base.바카라 웹사이트
- On Facebook, Lewiston Police had earlier posted that the incident took place at Schemengees Bar and Grille and at Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley. The distance between the two scenes of attack was바카라 웹사이트about 4 miles (6.4 kilometres).
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- Two pictures of the suspected shooter have been released on Facebook by the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office.
- Governor Janet Mills too asked people to take shelter. The White House said in a statement that바카라 웹사이트President Joe Biden spoke to Mills over the phone, offering “full federal support in the wake of this horrific attack”.
