2023-10-26 09:27:25
At least twenty people have died in a pair of shootings in the city of Lewiston, in the state of Maine (USA) while the suspect is still on the run, according to US media, which cites police sources.
According to CNN, which cites a city official, the number has now risen to 22 deaths and at least another 50 people have been injured. The number coincides with the one given shortly before by the Fox News network. Other media confirm at least a dozen deaths, although there is still no official data.
The NBC network, which initially reported 22 deaths, shortly after updated the figure to between 15 and 20 deaths. In a press conference, Mike Sauschuck, commissioner of the Maine Department of Public Safety, did not want to give any number of victims, neither exact nor approximate, because the situation is “fluid.”
Sauschuck limited himself to giving the name of the main “person of interest” identified by the authorities, Robert Card, whose photograph had been published shortly before on social networks, and who is on the run.
Mass Shooting in Lewiston, MaineCJ GUNTHEREFE
The commissioner said that more than a hundred agents are working throughout the state to find him. The local police have asked the population on social networks to seek refuge and have warned that it is an “active situation.”
Mass Shooting in Lewiston, MaineCJ GUNTHEREFE
Androscoggin County, where Lewiston is located, is under a “shelter in place” order from local authorities. In addition, the FBI has reported on social networks that it is assisting the investigation, but they did not provide any further information.
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In a message on her . According to the White House, the President of the United States, Joe Biden, has already been informed and is awaiting the news that comes from the scene of the event.
In images posted on social media by the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office, a man with his assault rifle can be seen entering a bowling alley.
Authorities asked the public to send any relevant information about the suspect to [email protected] or call 911 directly.
Mass Shooting in Lewiston, MaineCJ GUNTHEREFE
According to local authorities, at least two shootings took place this Wednesday, around 6:56 p.m. local time (22:56 GMT), with “several fatalities” in the town of Lewiston.
The media reports that the events occurred in a bowling alley and a bar in the city, the second largest in the state, with nearly 40,000 inhabitants. If the death toll is officially confirmed, it would be the deadliest shooting so far this year in the United States.
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