2023-10-26 23:16:00
Several agents from the FBI, the United States Federal Police, and other heavily armed officers surrounded this Thursday (26) a house where several family members of the victims of the shootings in Maine, United Statesthey suspect that Robert Card is near Bowdoin, reported the AP (Associated Press) news agency.
A military-style vehicle and a white van arrived at the scene, and moments later someone repeatedly shouted, “FBI! Open the door! You’re under arrest!”
Loud bangs could be heard seconds apart as helicopters flew overhead. Nearby, several armed police officers were on alert in the back of a pickup truck. Despite this, police said they are not sure that Card is at the scene.
According to official information, at least 18 people died in several shootings carried out by the suspect on Wednesday night (25). Seven people were murdered in a bowling alley and eight in a bar, and three died in hospital. Local police Colonel William Ross reported that not all victims have been identified so far.
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Hundreds of Maine state police began a manhunt to capture the alleged criminal. FBI agents surround the search area with “an all-against-one approach,” according to Lewiston Police Chief David St. Pierre.
“We continue to work tirelessly to put an end to this situation,” St. Pierre told reporters, highlighting the objective of “locating and holding this person to account.”
United States President Joe Biden lamented “another tragic and senseless shooting attack” and contacted the governor of Maine to offer federal support. He also ordered that the American flag be flown at half-mast in all public buildings as a sign of mourning.
“Our nation is in mourning again,” the president lamented in a statement, calling on Congress to “ban assault weapons.”
See photos of the operation to capture the shooter who killed 18 people in the USA
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