Current:Home > ContactMaine shooting press conference: Watch updates from officials on Robert Card investigation -Trailblazer Capital Learning
Maine shooting press conference: Watch updates from officials on Robert Card investigation
View
Date:2025-04-15 06:28:41
Officials are providing an update Saturday morning on the investigation involving the massive manhunt for Robert Card, a 40-year-old Army reservist identified as a suspect in Wednesday's mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine.
Late Friday, authorities found the body of Card, who had been wanted for the shootings at Schemengees Bar and Grille and at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley. He died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, Maine Department of Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck said at the news briefing Saturday morning.
You can watch live coverage of the event at the video embed at top of the page.
After the shelter-in-place order was lifted Friday afternoon, Sauschuck had urged residents to remain vigilant and report suspicious activity. Hunting restrictions announced earlier Friday were lifted following the discovery of Card's body.
Card's body was found at 7:45 p.m. ET Friday near the Androscoggin River in Lisbon Falls in a tractor trailer-style trailer, Sauschuck said. Officials declined to provide an estimated time of death.
Eighteen people were killed and 13 were injured in the Wednesday night rampage at a bowling alley and a bar, Maine Gov. Janet Mills said at a news conference Thursday morning. It is the 36th mass killing this year.
Subsequently, authorities launched a massive manhunt looking for Card.
Live updates:Suspect in Maine mass shootings found dead, authorities say
School districts canceled classes again Friday as the manhunt for Card continued, with residents in and around Lewiston and its twin city, Auburn, warned to continue stay inside and lock their doors.
At a Thursday news conference, Maine State Police Col. William Ross said there is a warrant out for Card's arrest in connection with the murder of eight identified individuals.
Police carried out multiple search warrants Thursday night near Bowdoin, about 30 minutes from the shooting scenes, where investigators twice formed around the home of Card's relative. During the second time, law enforcement called for a person or people to surrender and asked media crews to turn off their lights.
Authorities warned residents as far as 50 miles from a bowling alley and a bar, where the massacres took place, to stay inside with their doors locked.
Contributing: Mike Snider.
veryGood! (148)
Related
- Questlove charts 50 years of SNL musical hits (and misses)
- Biden to receive AFL-CIO endorsement this week
- Four killer whales spotted together in rare sighting in southern New England waters
- 10 things to know about how social media affects teens' brains
- Romantasy reigns on spicy BookTok: Recommendations from the internet’s favorite genre
- Is Climate Change Urgent Enough to Justify a Crime? A Jury in Portland Was Asked to Decide
- New EPA Rule Change Saves Industry Money but Exacts a Climate Cost
- Why Lizzo Says She's Not Trying to Escape Fatness in Body Positivity Message
- Sonya Massey's father decries possible release of former deputy charged with her death
- Zendaya, Anne Hathaway and Priyanka Chopra Are the Ultimate Fashion Trio During Glamorous Italy Outing
Ranking
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- Meet the self-proclaimed dummy who became a DIY home improvement star on social media
- New details emerge about American couple found dead in Mexico resort hotel as family shares woman's final text
- Supreme Court rejects challenges to Indian Child Welfare Act, leaving law intact
- Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
- Don't let the cold weather ruin your workout
- 'Do I really need to floss?' and other common questions about dental care
- Vanderpump Rules Finale: Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss Declare Their Love Amid Cheating Scandal
Recommendation
Sonya Massey's father decries possible release of former deputy charged with her death
Iowa Alzheimer's care facility is fined $10,000 after pronouncing a living woman dead
Comedian Andy Smart Dies Unexpectedly at Age 63: Eddie Izzard and More Pay Tribute
Fossil Fuels (Not Wildfires) Biggest Source of a Key Arctic Climate Pollutant, Study Finds
Stamford Road collision sends motorcyclist flying; driver arrested
Live Nation's hidden ticket fees will no longer be hidden, event company says
Parents Become Activists in the Fight over South Portland’s Petroleum Tanks
Malaysia wants Interpol to help track down U.S. comedian Jocelyn Chia over her joke about disappearance of flight MH370