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BREAKING - Maine mass shooter possibly surrounded - live stream (Original Post) AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 OP
It isn't confirmed he is in the House per CNN JohnSJ Oct 2023 #1
Scanner traffic says he is AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #2
Odd that police wouldn't have been left at the home after they searched inside. brooklynite Oct 2023 #4
Ya it's weird AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #9
There may have been someone watching the house edisdead Oct 2023 #14
If he hopefully at a full self inflicted shotgun blast, there will only be ONE fucking bang. SoFlaBro Oct 2023 #5
Maybe missed or reflex AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #10
I want that motherfucker to sit on it and pull the trigger 3 or 4 times first. SoFlaBro Oct 2023 #15
who tries again after the first shot? ecstatic Oct 2023 #25
Yeah, if he's inside, he's probably dead. MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2023 #6
Yup ... AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #8
Makes sense to me. Disaffected Oct 2023 #3
What's weird is AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #7
Don't underestimate them. The Grand Illuminist Oct 2023 #13
Agreed. edisdead Oct 2023 #17
A couple guys I know went on a minor crime spree and were on the run for a whole summer. brewens Oct 2023 #30
Is he really there? Or just tinkering around with smart lights ecstatic Oct 2023 #11
This is actually an interesting thought. edisdead Oct 2023 #18
And how is he doing that? brooklynite Oct 2023 #23
burner phone? ecstatic Oct 2023 #24
What about the Canadian border? The Grand Illuminist Oct 2023 #12
The Canadian border is 117 miles away. brooklynite Oct 2023 #19
This is crazy because I kind of brought up this scenario several days ago ecstatic Oct 2023 #26
While anything is possible, H2O Man Oct 2023 #27
Authorities saying they're NOT certain he's in the house (CNN) brooklynite Oct 2023 #16
A local station H2O Man Oct 2023 #21
The police posted on their social media that they are searching the properties onecaliberal Oct 2023 #20
Yesterday there was a twitter post that showed him being arrested - milestogo Oct 2023 #22
direct video link to Agenda Free TV on youtube Takket Oct 2023 #28
Maine police give update on Bowdoin search chowder66 Oct 2023 #29
He obviously wanted to be caught. Irish_Dem Oct 2023 #31
 

AntivaxHunters

(3,234 posts)
2. Scanner traffic says he is
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 07:35 PM
Oct 2023

There were loud bangs inside house earlier & my first instinct is he killed himself. Stay tuned. I'll edit to say possibly though to be safe.

edisdead

(3,396 posts)
14. There may have been someone watching the house
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 07:46 PM
Oct 2023

They likely wanted him to return there to apprehend him there instead of a confrontation where others may have been in harms way.

SoFlaBro

(3,790 posts)
5. If he hopefully at a full self inflicted shotgun blast, there will only be ONE fucking bang.
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 07:38 PM
Oct 2023

asd

MarineCombatEngineer

(18,060 posts)
6. Yeah, if he's inside, he's probably dead.
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 07:38 PM
Oct 2023

These cowards either off themselves or do the suicide by cop routine.

Disaffected

(6,408 posts)
3. Makes sense to me.
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 07:37 PM
Oct 2023

Hide in the place already searched and the least likely place they would expect to find you now.

Like hiding a letter in the letter box (a la a Sherlock Holmes story).

 

AntivaxHunters

(3,234 posts)
7. What's weird is
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 07:38 PM
Oct 2023

Did he think nobody would notice?
Well after all he IS a right winger, they're not exactly known for being smart.

The Grand Illuminist

(2,040 posts)
13. Don't underestimate them.
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 07:46 PM
Oct 2023

They are like suicide bombers. He did his job and as long as the job is done, he could care less about his life as he knew the risks and made the sacrifice.

 

brewens

(15,359 posts)
30. A couple guys I know went on a minor crime spree and were on the run for a whole summer.
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 09:43 PM
Oct 2023

One of them still lived at his parents' house. They were gone on vacation and the cops were watching or had the place wired somehow. They got both of them sneaking back to town. I think cops are used to fugitives thinking they can pull that off.

ecstatic

(35,075 posts)
11. Is he really there? Or just tinkering around with smart lights
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 07:41 PM
Oct 2023

Distracting police while he gets away.

ecstatic

(35,075 posts)
24. burner phone?
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 08:11 PM
Oct 2023

As someone with smart lights, all you need is the app. They need to cut or block ALL internet / cellular access at his home... if that is his home. That would cut out any shenanigans'.

 

brooklynite

(96,882 posts)
19. The Canadian border is 117 miles away.
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 07:49 PM
Oct 2023

And virtually impossible to "secure" outside of designated border crossing points.

ecstatic

(35,075 posts)
26. This is crazy because I kind of brought up this scenario several days ago
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 08:18 PM
Oct 2023

What rights does Canada have in all this? Can they handle an American terrorist, armed to the teeth? Can they strike us to keep him out? Would it be deserved?

H2O Man

(79,056 posts)
27. While anything is possible,
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 08:26 PM
Oct 2023

that probably isn't among the most likely scenarios. It was the goal of a couple of NYS prison escapees a few years back, and this guy is know to be a "outdoors man." That made it less likely, on the surface, that he would be hiding in a house he either owns or is familiar with, rather than out in a forest.

However, investigators would be aware of if he is organized or disorganized. It was evident that he put some planning into this. Yet both places he attacked were soft targets. He was not wearing body armor last night, giving the impression he was not focused on surviving if the police found him right away. He did, however, have an escape plan, as he dumped his vehicle and got away some other way. Also, since there are pictures of him bowling in the past, it seems likely he was familiar with the places he shot up.

I don't know if he is in the house being reported on now, but it seems likely. I don't think that this is the same approach as other places he either owns or is familiar with. Investigators have been to these places, in part to interview others familiar with him. On one station I was watching, a guest said that an investigator had seen something earlier that suggested the guy was in there, hence the response.

H2O Man

(79,056 posts)
21. A local station
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 08:02 PM
Oct 2023

had on an "expert" -- I wasn't paying close enough attention to identify him, but he looked & sounded like he had law enforcement experience -- said he was under the impression that someone had saw something that led them to believe he was inside. Hopefully he is, and there is a resolution that does not involve any harm to law enforcement. He said this will likely take hours, since police vody armor does not stop the type of ammunition he uses.

 

onecaliberal

(36,594 posts)
20. The police posted on their social media that they are searching the properties
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 08:01 PM
Oct 2023

If the last known residence. It is standard procedure under the circumstance. They don’t know if the murdering bastard is there.

milestogo

(23,084 posts)
22. Yesterday there was a twitter post that showed him being arrested -
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 08:04 PM
Oct 2023

lying face down in the street with 2 cops handcuffing him.

It wasn't him.

chowder66

(12,246 posts)
29. Maine police give update on Bowdoin search
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 08:35 PM
Oct 2023






Law enforcement officials are currently on Meadow Road in Bowdoin to execute several search warrants. The announcements being heard over a loud speaker are standard search warrant announcements when executing a warrant to ensure the safety of all involved. It is unknown whether Robert Card is in any of the homes law enforcement will search. Law enforcement officials are simply doing their due diligence by tracking down every lead in an effort to locate and apprehend Card.
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