MASS SHOOTING active shooter Lewiston maine

[eShirl]

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**UPDATE from WMTW: at least 10 dead, dozens injured
update CNN: 16 dead, 50-60 injured
update FOX: 22 dead
**

multiple locations subject still at large

WMTW police confirm active shooter situation https://www.wmtw.com/article/active-shooter-lewiston-maine-2-scenes-shelter/45646010

WABI https://www.wabi.tv/2023/10/25/active-situation-lewiston-being-investigated-by-troopers-local-police/

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. MAGA

[jimfields33]

2. In Maine? Maybe but they are pretty blue up there.

Even the republicans are purple. Not like Alabama.

[brooklynite]

18. No, they're not.

Remember the previous Governor of Maine? Senator Susan Collins?

And when you get out of the city, the rural profile is very different (same as Vermont).

[Kingofalldems]

19. Yeah but shooters are mostly MAGAts, don't you agree?

[brooklynite]

22. 1) Not necessarily. 2) there are certainly right-wing types in rural Maine.

[PatSeg]

48. There are plenty of MAGAT types

in Maine and other parts of New England, especially in rural areas and small towns.

[WarGamer]

98. You have stats to prove that?

https://www.britannica.com/topic/mass-shooting

[WarGamer]

104. This page might help you.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/mass-shooting

[live love laugh]

109. Active shooters are mostly MAGATS.

[Eliot Rosewater]

122. One thing is for sure, shooters are almost NEVER liberals...maybe one or two here

and there but almost never.

Very rare.

[FailureToCommunicate]

55. Um, this is where Tucker lives and spends his summers.

Plenty of MAGA's there.

[Quixote1818]

77. Not in rural Maine. nt

[tenderfoot]

99. Yes, Susan Collins, Paul LePage... totally blue

[meadowlander]

108. It only takes 1.

Look at Ethan Nordean from the Proud Boys coming from Seattle, one of the bluest areas in the country.

A lot of times deeply mediocre people with unearned superiority complexes latch on to any possible point of difference from the majority they can find and having contrarian political views in an area where almost everyone else thinks otherwise fuels their sense of pride, individuality and specialness.

[Kingofalldems]

117. Oops--looks like he is a MAGAT.

Any comments?

[WarGamer]

12. A wild guess or some hint that's it?

[Kingofalldems]

118. MAGA

https://www.newsweek.com/robert-card-maine-mass-shooting-social-media-posts-1838068

[WarGamer]

119. good guess... who's going to win the World Series?

[brooklynite]

32. MAGA types tend to target some group. 50-60 shot in two locations sounds more random.

[SergeStorms]

95. Bowlers.

This dolt obviously hates bowlers.

[debm55]

103. It was Family Bowling Night as stated on CNN

[SergeStorms]

107. Family bowling night.

That means women and children were probably gunned down by this coward. 🤬

[Eliot Rosewater]

121. I was right...wasnt a hard prediction to make.

His social media showed he "liked" tweets by many hard right scum including trump jr and dinesh dsouza.

And was NOT a guess. sigh

[LudwigPastorius]

3. horrible...

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. That gif is way too vivid to let people just happen upon.

[nolabear]

8. Do you know the video? It's damned powerful.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

13. I do.

[LudwigPastorius]

10. edited

[WhiskeyGrinder]

14. Hey, thanks for reconsidering. I really appreciate it.

[teach1st]

4. The shooter as shown on the Agenda-Free stream posted in the OP

This is from the Spare Time bowling alley, one of the two reported shooting locations.

[Drum]

7. Odd-looking footwear in those images.

[LonePirate]

9. A white guy with an assault rifle? I am shocked. OK, maybe not.

[Bundbuster]

53. This - Rinse, repeat.

murca

[calimary]

56. Yeah. An unfortunate common thread.

But hey, let's not do anything about access to guns...

This just makes me so sad. And it's not going to stop as long as these hand-held murder machines are so easy to get. Not just murder machine. MASSACRE machine.

[Demovictory9]

6. Thanks. I listen to agenda free

[90-percent]

11. this is a horrible disgusting thing to say, but......

America seems to be failing in the NRA's efforts to have at least one mass shooting a week. Small price to pay to enjoy our second amendment rights.

-90% Jimmy

[calimary]

16. WAAAAAAY too high a price to pay.

They should be told they're NOT "pro-life" if they're pro-gun. Start the drumbeat.

[Takket]

15. kinda sick that my own thoughts were "it has been a while"

when it hasn't been that long at all............

[PrincessMorgan]

42. umm

I swear I predicted some male devil doing this before the holidays

[PortTack]

79. And..because this happened someone else with an AR15 will be motivated by this guy to strike

[brooklynite]

17. "Police say there's an active shooter in Lewiston, Maine, and they are investigating multiple scenes"

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Maine State Police ordered residents in the state’s second-largest city to shelter in place Wednesday night because of an active shooter situation.

The alert for Lewiston was made shortly after 8 p.m. as the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office reported that law enforcement agencies were investigating “two active shooter events.” The sheriff’s office said the suspect was still at large.

“We are encouraging all businesses to lock down and or close while we investigate,” the sheriff’s office reported.

A spokesperson for Maine Department of Public Safety urged residents to stay in their homes with their doors locked.

https://apnews.com/article/lewiston-maine-shootings-49da6d06a8b5a15d3b619b3927bc33ff

[teach1st]

20. Central Maine Medical Center is reacting to a mass casualty, mass shooter event

Link to tweet

[malaise]

21. You know this is very bad when

all other programming moves to this

[blogslug]

23. casualties reported

https://www.wmtw.com/article/active-shooter-lewiston-maine-2-scenes-shelter/45646010

I don't even want to say how many. I hate this.

[OAITW r.2.0]

24. This dude impresses me.

He is a reporter,

[AntivaxHunters]

68. Steve is the best

No partisan anything just straight reporting

[brooklynite]

25. CNN: 16 dead

Link to tweet

[teach1st]

26. CNN: 16 dead. 50-60 injured

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/25/us/lewiston-maine-shooting/index.html

[riversedge]

35. OMG!! This is so horrible for the people of Lewiston so so so horrible.

[PortTack]

83. No doubt of the 50-60 injured several more will die due to the nature of the destructive AR15 ammo

[Skittles]

86. 22

another day in America

[C Moon]

102. Jesus! That's horrible!

[BigmanPigman]

27. 16 dead, 50-60 injured, thanks GOP gun lovers!!!!

Are you happy? Do you even give a shit? Are you making big $$$ and getting lots of votes?

[malaise]

28. CNN saying at least sixteen dead

Holy shit!

[maryellen99]

29. Lewiston has a significant Muslim population

Mostly Somalis.

[BlueCheeseAgain]

31. Oh geez. The only thing that could make this worse is if it was also a hate crime.

I hope not.

[niyad]

94. FUCK

[BlueCheeseAgain]

30. Oh no.

Not again.

[BlueCheeseAgain]

33. Wait, this is still going?

CNN says shooter still at large. Oh my god.

[nolabear]

38. Yes. Armed, big backpack.

Will this be normal now? Do we have to be afraid every minute ?

God DAMN automatic weapons.

[riversedge]

34. Scanner said another shooting in neighboring Sabattus, two gunmen. God this is getting more and more horrible.

Link to tweet

?s=20

[Initech]

36. Another asshole with a gun brought to you by the NRA.

[Cha]

62. And, the Bloodthirsty MagaShitheads.

[Initech]

71. True! Fuck them all!

[brooklynite]

37. My niece is just north at Colby College

[BlueCheeseAgain]

44. I hope she's aware and knows to stay safe.

Best wishes.

[a kennedy]

39. Another WHITE guy......sorry, but damn it, I hate being white......

All the shit we did and are now doing to the Natives, to the Black, Asians and Latino Americans……..I AM SO SORRY.

[PrincessMorgan]

41. hi

don't apologize for being white. We just need to do something like abolish the gop and nra and expose these monsters and demand democrats do more.

[a kennedy]

45. Thank you....and welcome to DU......

I’m just sick of all the WHITE people killing other Americans of different colors…….SICK OF IT. 🤬 🤬 🤬

[BlueCheeseAgain]

43. Don't blame yourself.

Just because the shooter has the same skin color means nothing at all.

[a kennedy]

51. YES IT DOES......

YES IT DOES………. and ok, 22 now dead…….ok, so is he on mushrooms, having mental problems, troubles at home…..WHY THE HELL DOES HE HAVE A KILLING MACHINE WEAPON???

[brooklynite]

49. As I said elsewhere, Mainer is 93% White.

[PrincessMorgan]

40. Idiots everywhere

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https://giffords.org/lawcenter/gun-laws/states/maine/

Maine has the worst gun laws in state.
What do lawmakers want. 100 people dead before they act. What the hell is wrong with democrats and Republicans. Maine has a liberal governor right. How many men need to kill 3 dozen people everyday before something is done. Hell Robert Benitez a judge in california is trying to get rid of our assault weapons ban. I WILL SAY THIS ONCE THAT EVERY GUN INDUSTRY COMPANY AND PEOPE WHO LOVE ASSAULT RIFLES NEED TO F..THEMSELVES. I NEED 2024 TO BE A DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION BEACUSE GOP AND NRA CLOWNS ARE TAKING OUR PEACE AWAY.

Also why does the news say 16 dead then I saw 22. Do none of these news organizations update information. Cnn says 16 and msnbc 22 and are talking at the same time. FUCKNRAGUNLOVERS

[brooklynite]

46. Update: 22 deaths, 55-60 injuries; shooting in 3 different locations (per NBC)

[KewlKat]

47. 22 dead now in an hour at 3 locations

[BumRushDaShow]

50. NBC News now saying 22 dead

AP still at 10.

3m ago / 9:42 PM EDT
22 dead, dozens wounded in shootings

Tom Winter, Jonathan Dienst and Andrew Blankstein

At least 22 people were killed in shootings in Lewiston, Maine, according to a Lewiston police source.

Dozens were wounded in shootings at several locations, including a bowling alley, according to four law enforcement officials briefed on the matter.

The officials said the numbers were preliminary and could change.

There were no initial signs of terrorism.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/active-shooter-incident-reported-lewiston-maine-live-updates-rcna122249/rcrd23135?canonicalCard=true

[Warpy]

81. Depends what you call terrorism

I call this terrorism, thanks.

I doubt the locations were random in any way,. My guess is that he struck out with women, struck out at work.

[BumRushDaShow]

84. I consider any type of threat in this fashion

"terrorism". But obviously the there are technical and legal definitions that don't really exist when it comes to when it happens "domestically".

I expect he maybe worked at those locations at one time and/or knew people who worked there.

[brooklynite]

52. Statement by Senator King

[FailureToCommunicate]

54. I just drove thru Lewiston. Damn the NRA and all crazy gun nuts!

[TheProle]

57. From NBC

Number of dead is almost or more than total homicides in state most years
NBC News

The believed death toll of 22 in tonight’s shooting is almost or more than the annual number of homicides in all of Maine.

Last year there were 29 homicides in Maine, which has a population of almost 1.4 million, according to statistics from the State Department of Public Safety. In 2020, there were 20.

Recent earlier years had similar numbers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, of around the high teen

[TalenaGor]

58. "In other news, a lawfully purchased and responsibly owned assault rifle was used for its intended purpose today....

the rifle performed flawlessly....

[SergeStorms]

59. White male....

probably a Newsmax watching right-wing gun nut. 😡

I know, I'm really going out on a limb there with those suppositions.

[bucolic_frolic]

60. Small cities not equipped for such a large mass casualty event

Let's support all the LE and medical personnel in doing their jobs to the max.

[Baltimike]

61. I'm hearing Robert Card. Ex-military. nt

[SergeStorms]

64. Source?

That's the first time I've heard a name.

[NutmegYankee]

67. Police issued a Be On the LookOut (BOLO)

The name was Robert Card with a birthdate in 1983.

[SergeStorms]

72. Thanks.

They haven't said anything about that on MSNBC.

[niyad]

105. I heard that name in the video, along with him being a firearms

instructor with mental health issues. Institutionalized two weeks this past summer.

[sheshe2]

112. They are reporting now.

[Cha]

73. TY :(

[sheshe2]

111. Just on MSNBC

[Runningdawg]

90. And he was a firearm instructor. Local cops probably know this guy and signs were likely ignored by friends and family.

[niyad]

106. According to what I heard on the video, known mental health

issues, was institutionalized two weeks this past summer.

[Tribetime]

63. They should publicly torture him slowly

Nothing else is working so far

[AntivaxHunters]

65. Agenda Free always has the best coverage for this stuff

Steve does a great job.
That police scanner... 😬😬

This shit has to end.
I can't believe we as a country have kicked the can down the road for so long over this. Ugh.

[infullview]

66. Imagne my surprise - wathcing MSNBC and seeing the news about a mass shooting 40 mi from where I live

WTF!? Nothing like this has ever happened here. I gotta believe this is yet another case of right wing brain washing from the likes of FOX or the plethora of right wing pod casters.

[Catherine Vincent]

69. Omg, all those people

Going about their day/night and this sicko does this. 😡

[Blue Owl]

70. Let's all take a moment to thank the NRA and GOP for making this possible

[SergeStorms]

75. His Constitutional god-given right....

to own military type weapons in order to amass as many casualties as possible in the shortest amount of time.

Thanks, NRA and GOP. 🖕

[wnylib]

74. I read that there were 3 shooting locations in Lewiston.

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A bowling alley, a bar, and a Wal-Mart distribution center. All in the same city on the same night. Sounds like it might have been coordinated if there is more than one shooter. If there is only one, he is moving quickly from place to place.

[brooklynite]

78. No basis to assume either a plan or randomness.

Not wirth speculating.

[Marthe48]

76. My former neighbors live in Lewiston

and my daughter's in-laws live in another part of Maine. My old neighbors are okay, so far, sheltering in place. I absolutely hate the lack of law that allowed this massacre to happen. Not just this massacre, all of the gun murders.

[NutmegYankee]

85. Some info on that might be invalid.

The sex offender guy has a different birth year than the BOLO for the active shooter and the face is different. Lots of bad info going around.

[WarGamer]

100. Correct, shooter is not the sex offender guy.

[AntivaxHunters]

82. Possible accomplice now

Scanner traffic...

Link to tweet

[sheshe2]

115. I saw one report that there may be two shooters. nt

[brooklynite]

87. Live coverage of Lewiston shooting (News Center Maine)

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/public-safety/police-respond-to-active-shooter-in-lewiston-public-safety-investigation-sparetime-recreation/97-3be50eb6-406d-4038-a300-62696a9421c6

[The Unmitigated Gall]

88. Trained firearm instructor.

[brooklynite]

89. Details on suspect Robert Card (NewsCenter Maine)

Army reservist

Shooting instructor

Said he was "hearing voices"

Talked about shooting up a military base

[Cheezoholic]

91. First action RICO signed as President

Reversed the federal law that limited access to firearms for the mentally ill.

[eppur_se_muova]

110. Wish I could rec this a dozen times. Hope Biden mentions this in a press conference. nt

[LudwigPastorius]

92. Shooter was committed (and apparently released) from a mental health facility just this summer.

...and yet, he has an assault weapon and lots of ammo.

Fuck the gun-sucking Republican politicians who facilitated this on-going murder spree by refusing sensible weapons laws!

[sheshe2]

114. They will all be out tomorrow with their ...

They will all be out tomorrow with their usual thoughts and prayers.

[aggiesal]

93. This poem says it all ...

[ecstatic]

96. so, the shooter was "hearing voices," which suggests schizophrenia, but why

did he choose the targets that he did? A bar? Walmart? A restaurant? Aren't they usually fixated on government conspiracies?

[AZLD4Candidate]

97. Time for my mass shooting meme

[niyad]

101. FUCK THE GODDAMNED GUNHUMPING CULTISTS. MAY THEY

AND THEIR ENABLERS RECEIVE EVERYTHING THEY DESERVE.

[Eliot Rosewater]

120. Yep

[Maru Kitteh]

113. 40-50 injured? are they prepared for that many casualties there?

[obamanut2012]

116. No way is there the medical infrastructure

Tragic.