Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Live feed From 3h ago 20. 19 BST Here is video of police dive teams searching the river in Lisbon, Maine: Police dive teams have started searching the river here in Lisbon, Maine. This is the boat ramp where shooting suspect Robert Card’s car was found abandoned.
Card is known to have three boats, raising the possibility he could have escaped on water. @itvnews pic. twitter.
com/LhXaWLJlw3 — Will Tullis (@WiTullis) October 27, 2023 In a press conference earlier today, authorities said that they were going to deploy underwater robots as well as sonar technology in search of the suspect and any related evidence. Key events 2h ago Biden briefed on Maine manhunt latest 4h ago Note left by suspect makes it seem he didn’t expect to be found alive – report 4h ago 15 of 18 victims identified 6h ago 7 remain hospitalized from mass shootings 6h ago Search continues in river due to nearby evidence 7h ago Thousands intructed to remain sheltering in place as manhunt for suspect goes on 7h ago Maine public safety commissioner: ‘Every minute that this goes on, we’re more and more concerned’ 7h ago Authorities confirm presence of note left at a residence tied to suspect 8h ago Law enforcement will put divers in the ‘water along the Androscoggin River’ 9h ago Fear grips Maine as suspect continues to elude authorities Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 32m ago 22. 20 BST The search in the river continues, Maine officials said.
They also expect to have additional out of state resources added to their search tomorrow. Officials said the general shelter in place order has been rescinded but hunting is still prohibited in four towns including in Lewiston. Updated at 22.
22 BST 37m ago 22. 16 BST The press conference has just started. An official says he wanted to bring the media back in to share the names of the victims.
He said families did not want home towns listed. He shared photos that families of the victims shared and the full list of names of the victims. 1h ago 21.
57 BST Maine law enforcement officials are expected to hold another press conference with updates on the ongoing manhunt for Robert Card. The news conference, which will be held at Lewiston City Hall, will be streamed live here . 1h ago 21.
34 BST All 18 victims of the mass shooting have been identified according to AP . The state’s medical examiner told AP the ages of the deceased ranged from 14 to 76. The medical examiner did not release all of their names.
15 of 18 of the victims were previously identified. Here is a list of the victims confirmed so far: Bob Violette Tricia Asselin Bill Brackett Steven Vozzella Joseph Walker Bryan MacFarlane Tommy Conrad Joshua Seal Arthur Strout Michael Deslauriers II Peyton Brewer-Ross Maxx Hathaway Bill Young and his 14-year-old son, Aaron Ron Morin Maine shooting victims included parents, bowlers and members of the deaf community Read more Updated at 21. 51 BST 2h ago 21.
07 BST Here are some images of messages of support and shuttered businesses across Maine amid an expanded shelter in place after 18 people were killed in Wednesday night’s shootings: A sign reading “Lewiston Strong” is displayed in Lewiston, Maine, on 27 October 2023, in the aftermath of a mass shooting. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images Hearts with messages are hung all over the downtown area in Lewiston, Maine. Photograph: Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images Vehicles drive past a sign during extended shelter in place orders in Lewiston, Maine.
Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images A sign calls for people to shelter in place. Photograph: Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images A boy cycles past “Lewiston strong” banners as the search for the suspect in the deadly mass shootings continues. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters A store and gas station are closed due to a lock down in Lewiston.
Photograph: Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images A sign in the door of Eventide Oyster Co advises clients that the popular seafood restaurant in Portland, Maine, will be closed. Photograph: Jake Bleiberg/AP Updated at 21. 30 BST 2h ago 20.
57 BST Joel Stetkis, Maine’s GOP chairman, has issued a statement following the shootings, accusing politicians of capitalizing on the tragedy by “pushing for radical changes to Maine laws ”. Following is a statement from Maine GOP chairman Joel Stetkis: It has been our intention to remain quiet in the aftermath of the horrific shooting in Lewiston to allow public safety officials and leaders to communicate to the public with as little message pollution as possible … With that said, it is clear that many politicians are seeking to capitalize on this tragedy by pushing for radical changes to Maine laws. Let me be clear: if someone tries to force a ‘solution’ on you before you have even been able to determine the root of the problem, they are supporting their agenda, not your agenda.
The crop of politicians pushing for gun bans in Maine right now, such as Jared Golden, have barely mentioned our failed mental health system and policies! In Maine, no permit, background check or firearms registration is required to purchase a handgun from a private individual, according to the US Concealed Carry Association. Additionally, open and concealed carry are legal in Maine without a permit, USCCA reports. Maine also has no laws restricting assault weapons, according to the Giffords Law Center which tracks gun laws across the country.
The state also has no law imposing a waiting period before purchasing a firearm. In June, the state senate rejected a 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases. Updated at 21.
07 BST 2h ago 20. 42 BST Biden briefed on Maine manhunt latest Joe Biden was updated this afternoon by his senior staff on the latest information about the shootings in Lewiston, the White House said. Biden also spoke with FBI director Christopher Wray, who described the more than 200 FBI personnel who are in Maine to support the investigation – including the ongoing manhunt – and provide assistance to the victims, it added.
Updated at 21. 14 BST 2h ago 20. 25 BST Here are some images coming through the newswires of the rest of Maine as the manhunt for the suspected gunman remains underway: A local resident watches as an area is searched in Lewiston, Maine, on October 27, 2023, in the aftermath of a mass shooting.
Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images Tammy Asselin, who was at the Schemengees Bar and Grille with her daughter, Toni, during the recent mass shooting, embrace during an interview in Lewiston, Maine, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP Flags fly at half-mast, as the search for the suspect in the deadly mass shootings in Lewiston continues, in Durham, Maine, U.
S. October 27, 2023. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters The streets remain quiet in this view looking towards Lewiston, Maine, from the neighboring city of Auburn, as a lockdown remains in effect following this week’s deadly mass shootings, Friday, Oct.
27, 2023. Photograph: Robert F Bukaty/AP Fern Asselin who’s daughter Tammy Asselin, and granddaughter, Toni, were at the Schemengees Bar and Grille during the recent mass shooting, speaks during an interview in Lewiston, Maine, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023.
Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP Updated at 20. 39 BST 3h ago 20. 19 BST Here is video of police dive teams searching the river in Lisbon, Maine: Police dive teams have started searching the river here in Lisbon, Maine.
This is the boat ramp where shooting suspect Robert Card’s car was found abandoned. Card is known to have three boats, raising the possibility he could have escaped on water. @itvnews pic.
twitter. com/LhXaWLJlw3 — Will Tullis (@WiTullis) October 27, 2023 In a press conference earlier today, authorities said that they were going to deploy underwater robots as well as sonar technology in search of the suspect and any related evidence. 3h ago 20.
01 BST Robert Card recently started to wear hearing aids to combat hearing loss, the Daily Beast reports Robert Card’s sister-in-law, Katie Card, saying. The outlet reports: Since then, Card said her brother-in-law has been insisting to his family that he can hear people bashing him—including at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley and Schemengees Bar and Grill, where he’s accused of gunning down 18 people on Wednesday night. “He truly believed he was hearing people say things,” she added.
“This all just happened within the last few months. ” Several of the victims who were killed in Wednesday’s shooting were members of the deaf community that gathered at Schemengees Bar and Grill to play cornhole. 3h ago 19.
38 BST Here are some images coming through the newswires of the ongoing manhunt for the suspected gunman: Divers prepare to search the Androscoggin River in Lisbon Falls, Maine, on Friday in the aftermath of a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images Law enforcement continue a manhunt in the aftermath of a mass shooting, in Durham, Maine on Friday. Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP Law enforcement officers temporarily detain people as a manhunt continues in the aftermath of a mass shooting, in Durham, Maine on Friday.
Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP Law enforcement personnel use an underwater robot to search the waters of the Sabattus and Androscoggin rivers. Photograph: Cj Gunther/EPA Law enforcement personnel use an underwater robot to search the waters of the Sabattus and Androscoggin rivers. Photograph: Cj Gunther/EPA Law enforcement search a farm for the suspect in this week’s deadly mass shootings on Friday.
Photograph: Robert F Bukaty/AP Updated at 19. 47 BST 4h ago 19. 21 BST The White House has criticized new elected House speaker Mike Johnson who said that shootings happen because of the “human heart … not guns.
” “We absolutely reject the offensive accusation that gun crime is uniquely high in the United States because of Americans’ hearts, White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said, The Hill reports. “Gun crime is uniquely high in the United States because congressional Republicans have spent decades choosing the gun industry’s lobbyists over the lives of innocent Americans,” said Bates, adding, “Gun violence is now the main reason that American children’s hearts stop beating. Not cancer, not car accidents – gun violence.
” In an earlier interview with Fox News, Johnson, a far-right Republican from Louisiana, said, “At the end of the day, the problem is the human heart. It’s not guns. It’s not the weapons.
” He added that now is “not the time” to talk about gun control. “At the end of the day, we have to protect the right of the citizens to protect themselves, and that’s the Second Amendment … This is not the time to be talking about legislation. We’re in the middle of that crisis right now,” Johnson said.
Updated at 19. 49 BST 4h ago 19. 04 BST Note left by suspect makes it seem he didn’t expect to be found alive – report The note that suspected gunman Robert Card left behind made it seem that he didn’t expect to be found alive by law enforcement, CNN reports.
Authorities confirmed in a Friday news conference that they found a note from Card, but did not elaborate on what the note said. But an unnamed law enforcement told CNN that Card left behind what appears to be a suicide note, in some capacity. From CNN: The note, described by the official, essentially gave information and instruction to others about where things could be found and disposed of — ultimately suggesting when it was found or read that Card would no longer be alive.
Authorities are following a natural progression of leads, including considering what next steps Card may have taken, and have begun preparations to search the water, particularly near the boat launch where Card’s vehicle was found . Read more here . Updated at 21.
14 BST 4h ago 18. 47 BST 15 of 18 victims identified The 18 victims of Wednesday’s shootings continue to be identified , as police work to contact their families. Here is a list of the victims confirmed so far: Bob Violette Tricia Asselin Bill Brackett Steven Vozzella Joseph Walker Bryan MacFarlane Tommy Conrad, Joshua Seal Arthur Strout Michael Deslauriers II Peyton Brewer-Ross Maxx Hathaway Bill Young and his 14-year-old son, Aaron Ron Morin Read more on them here .
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