The Lewiston killer is dead.
That’s good news for a lot of people. It’s not so much that human life is meaningless to them as this particular individual gave up any claim to being human when he gunned down 18 people and injured 13 others.
“Mass Shooting”
Lewiston, Maine shooter Robert Card found dead
Law enforcement official tells Associated Press that Maine mass killing suspect has been found dead
"A lot of people wanted some kind of punishment… It is in some ways a cruel fate." @TrevorLAult reports from the bowling alley involved in Wednesday's mass shooting in Maine after the shooting suspect was found dead, according to law enforcement sources. https://t.co/iaLHDUJhkh pic.twitter.com/9X6ZgyP25G
— ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) October 28, 2023
WATCH NOW: ABC News Live has ongoing coverage after sources say Robert Card, the suspect in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, that killed at least 18 people, was found dead. https://t.co/YLF7p9SKYc https://t.co/o7YR6nbHI8
— ABC News (@ABC) October 28, 2023
How many US mass shootings have there been in 2023?
There have been more than 560 mass shootings across the US so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people are injured or killed. Their figures include shootings that happen in homes and in public places.
For each of the last three years there have been more than 600 mass shootings – almost two a day on average.
Border alert goes up in Canada for fugitive Maine killer Robert Card – as it’s revealed he left behind a cell phone to throw cops ‘off his scent’ after killing 18
The Canada Border Services Agency has issued an ‘armed and dangerous’ alert to its officers along the Canada-U.S. border as the search for suspected Maine mass murderer Robert Card entered its second day on Friday.
FBI agents staged a dramatic raid on a family property on Thursday night but Card, 40, remains on the run – as experts warned that the 40-year-old deer hunter and Army reservist was well equipped to survive in the wild, and could even be planning a new attack.
Lewiston manhunt …
VIDEO: Dozens of law enforcement officers are gathering for a manhunt for the suspect in the shootings in Lewiston, #Maine that killed 18 people and injured 13 more. @alcaprari23 is live on the scene. Latest on the search: https://t.co/BVm5BFLt5W pic.twitter.com/JSg0hTYN9H
— NewsNation (@NewsNation) October 26, 2023
Lewiston, Maine mass shooting: At least 22 dead as manhunt intensifies for person of interest Robert Card
A massive manhunt is underway in Maine after a mass shooting that spanned two locations Wednesday night left at least 22 people dead and 30 wounded, Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich reported, citing a law enforcement source.
Maine Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck said in a late night news conference that law enforcement is not yet confirming an exact number of victims since the situation remains “very fluid.”
More … Massacre at children’s bowling league: Gunman burst into alley ‘packed with kids’ and opened fire with AR-15-style rifle as survivors fled down lanes and hid behind pins during Maine rampage that left at least 22 dead and 60 wounded
In a news conference Wednesday night, Mike Sauschuck, commissioner of the Maine Department of Public Safety, said officials are searching for Robert Card, 40, of Bowdoin, as a “person of interest” who police said should be regarded as armed and dangerous.
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— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 26, 2023
Police warn of ‘active shooter situation’ in Lewiston, Maine; 22 dead, dozens wounded, shooter at large
Maine State Police say there is an “active shooter situation” in Lewiston, Maine, and are asking the public to shelter in place.
They said they are currently investigating two locations.
Police are asking people in Lewiston to stay inside their homes with the doors locked.
Twitter – Lewiston,Maine OR Lewiston
Casualty count so far 22 dead, dozens wounded.
BREAKING: Police respond to active shooter in Lewiston, Maine, and urge residents to shelter in place. https://t.co/AWed4cDRtM https://t.co/w3Al9YF5US
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 26, 2023
Robert Card named as person of interest.
h/t Sweetpea
Student gunman kills two in Rotterdam university shooting
Dutch police said a gunman killed a teacher and a local woman after opening fire in a classroom at a university hospital campus in Rotterdam and a nearby house on Thursday.
The 32-year-old suspect, a university student, fatally shot a 39-year-old woman living in his neighbourhood and seriously injured her 14-year-old daughter, police said in a televised news conference.
Multiple fatalities ensue following shootings at both a university hospital and a residence in the Dutch port city of #Rotterdam. 👀 pic.twitter.com/RlFNNCUCfw
— HumanDilemma (@HumanDilemma_) September 28, 2023
Gunman captured. No motive, 14 year old may have succumbed to her wounds.
Dollar General customer killed entering store ID’d among victims in racially-motivated Fla. shooting
The three black people killed by a white gunman in what authorities have said was a racially-motivated hate crime at a Dollar General store in Florida, were identified Sunday — including a 19-year-old employee who was shot dead as he tried to escape.
Teenage store worker AJ Laguerre was named as one of the victims gunned down by racist “maniac” Ryan Palmeter, 21, who targeted the Jacksonville shop Saturday afternoon, armed with a Glock pistol and an AR-15 style rifle bedecked with swastikas, authorities said.
Do Gun-Control Groups Care What Really Causes Mass Shootings? Everytown Lawsuit Says No
The Biden administration has already put nearly 2,000 gun sellers out of business in just two years. Just a few years ago, a lawsuit helped drive the 200-year-old Remington Arms into bankruptcy. But activists won’t stop suing gun shops and anyone else that comes close to the industry.
Last week, attorneys from Everytown Law, the legal arm of Michael Bloomberg’s gun-control group Everytown for Gun Safety, filed a lawsuit against a shop that sold the gun used in the fatal shooting of 10 people at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, in May 2022. The murderer is a racist who specifically targeted racial minorities. Everytown claims the attack “could have been prevented,” but in fact, the gun seller performed all of the proper background checks.
Survivors of Buffalo Shooting Sue Reddit, YouTube, Gun Dealers
Survivors of a 2022 mass shooting at Buffalo, New York, are suing social media giants and gun vendors in a rare pair of lawsuits that are likely to test the limits of the legal privileges afforded to both Silicon Valley and the firearms industry.
One lawsuit was filed on Wednesday at the Erie County state supreme court. It alleges that the social media giants Reddit and YouTube “transformed and addicted” the shooter, Payton Gendron, by showing him racist videos and blogs. Gendron was sentenced to life in prison earlier this year after he murdered 10 people at a Tops grocery store at Buffalo, all of whom were Black.
It’s democracy in the dark without Nashville shooter manifesto’s release
“Democracy Dies in Darkness” is the (sometimes ironic) slogan of The Washington Post.
But it’s also a fair description of what’s happening in Tennessee, as the state Legislature is being called to a special session even as local and federal officials withhold information that might be critical to its decision-making.
Gov. Bill Lee ordered the special session to begin Aug. 21 in response to a March 27 mass shooting in which three adults and three children at the Covenant School, a Christian school in Nashville’s Green Hills neighborhood, were killed.
Parents’ efforts to suppress Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale’s manifesto would be unprecedented if granted: expert
The efforts of parents and Nashville community members to stop the release of Covenant School shooter Audrey Hale’s writings, if successful, would be an unprecedented move that could have bigger implications going forward, an open-government expert told The Post.
Tennessee’s victims’ rights statute does not give individuals a “carte blanche” to veto other laws, such as the one that allows people the right to public records, said Deborah Fisher, executive director of the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government.
Pittsburgh synagogue gunman found eligible for death penalty
A jury has found a gunman who murdered 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue is eligible for the death penalty.
Robert Bowers, 50, was found guilty last month for the October 2018 attack.
This was the second stage of the trial. It now moves on to its final phase, sentencing selection.
The same jury will have to decide if Bowers should receive life in prison or be sentenced to death for carrying out the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history.
Why Won’t the Media Admit When Mass Murderers are Environmentalists?
Instead, they’re described as “white supremacist,”“white nationalist,” and “racist.”
Last Friday, a federal judge sentenced the El Paso Walmart mass murderer, who killed 23 people and wounded another 22, to 90 consecutive life sentences. He still faces additional charges from Texas, where he could receive the death penalty.