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57. From NBC

Wed Oct 25, 2023, 10:06 PM

Oct 2023

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

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MASS SHOOTING active shooter Lewiston maine [View all] eShirl Oct 2023 OP

MAGA Eliot Rosewater Oct 2023 #1

In Maine? Maybe but they are pretty blue up there. jimfields33 Oct 2023 #2

No, they're not. brooklynite Oct 2023 #18

Yeah but shooters are mostly MAGAts, don't you agree? Kingofalldems Oct 2023 #19

1) Not necessarily. 2) there are certainly right-wing types in rural Maine. brooklynite Oct 2023 #22

There are plenty of MAGAT types PatSeg Oct 2023 #48

You have stats to prove that? WarGamer Oct 2023 #98

This page might help you. WarGamer Oct 2023 #104

Active shooters are mostly MAGATS. live love laugh Oct 2023 #109

One thing is for sure, shooters are almost NEVER liberals...maybe one or two here Eliot Rosewater Oct 2023 #122

Um, this is where Tucker lives and spends his summers. FailureToCommunicate Oct 2023 #55

Not in rural Maine. nt Quixote1818 Oct 2023 #77

Yes, Susan Collins, Paul LePage... totally blue tenderfoot Oct 2023 #99

It only takes 1. meadowlander Oct 2023 #108

Oops--looks like he is a MAGAT. Kingofalldems Oct 2023 #117

A wild guess or some hint that's it? WarGamer Oct 2023 #12

MAGA Kingofalldems Oct 2023 #118

good guess... who's going to win the World Series? WarGamer Oct 2023 #119

MAGA types tend to target some group. 50-60 shot in two locations sounds more random. brooklynite Oct 2023 #32

Bowlers. SergeStorms Oct 2023 #95

It was Family Bowling Night as stated on CNN debm55 Oct 2023 #103

Family bowling night. SergeStorms Oct 2023 #107

I was right...wasnt a hard prediction to make. Eliot Rosewater Oct 2023 #121

horrible... LudwigPastorius Oct 2023 #3

That gif is way too vivid to let people just happen upon. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2023 #5

Do you know the video? It's damned powerful. nolabear Oct 2023 #8

I do. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2023 #13

edited LudwigPastorius Oct 2023 #10

Hey, thanks for reconsidering. I really appreciate it. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2023 #14

The shooter as shown on the Agenda-Free stream posted in the OP teach1st Oct 2023 #4

Odd-looking footwear in those images. Drum Oct 2023 #7

A white guy with an assault rifle? I am shocked. OK, maybe not. LonePirate Oct 2023 #9

This - Rinse, repeat. Bundbuster Oct 2023 #53

Yeah. An unfortunate common thread. calimary Oct 2023 #56

Thanks. I listen to agenda free Demovictory9 Oct 2023 #6

this is a horrible disgusting thing to say, but...... 90-percent Oct 2023 #11

WAAAAAAY too high a price to pay. calimary Oct 2023 #16

kinda sick that my own thoughts were "it has been a while" Takket Oct 2023 #15

umm PrincessMorgan Oct 2023 #42

And..because this happened someone else with an AR15 will be motivated by this guy to strike PortTack Oct 2023 #79

"Police say there's an active shooter in Lewiston, Maine, and they are investigating multiple scenes" brooklynite Oct 2023 #17

Central Maine Medical Center is reacting to a mass casualty, mass shooter event teach1st Oct 2023 #20

You know this is very bad when malaise Oct 2023 #21

casualties reported blogslug Oct 2023 #23

This dude impresses me. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2023 #24

Steve is the best AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #68

CNN: 16 dead brooklynite Oct 2023 #25

CNN: 16 dead. 50-60 injured teach1st Oct 2023 #26

OMG!! This is so horrible for the people of Lewiston so so so horrible. riversedge Oct 2023 #35

No doubt of the 50-60 injured several more will die due to the nature of the destructive AR15 ammo PortTack Oct 2023 #83

22 Skittles Oct 2023 #86

Jesus! That's horrible! C Moon Oct 2023 #102

16 dead, 50-60 injured, thanks GOP gun lovers!!!! BigmanPigman Oct 2023 #27

CNN saying at least sixteen dead malaise Oct 2023 #28

Lewiston has a significant Muslim population maryellen99 Oct 2023 #29

Oh geez. The only thing that could make this worse is if it was also a hate crime. BlueCheeseAgain Oct 2023 #31

FUCK niyad Oct 2023 #94

Oh no. BlueCheeseAgain Oct 2023 #30

Wait, this is still going? BlueCheeseAgain Oct 2023 #33

Yes. Armed, big backpack. nolabear Oct 2023 #38

Scanner said another shooting in neighboring Sabattus, two gunmen. God this is getting more and more horrible. riversedge Oct 2023 #34

Another asshole with a gun brought to you by the NRA. Initech Oct 2023 #36

And, the Bloodthirsty MagaShitheads. Cha Oct 2023 #62

True! Fuck them all! Initech Oct 2023 #71

My niece is just north at Colby College brooklynite Oct 2023 #37

I hope she's aware and knows to stay safe. BlueCheeseAgain Oct 2023 #44

Another WHITE guy......sorry, but damn it, I hate being white...... a kennedy Oct 2023 #39

hi PrincessMorgan Oct 2023 #41

Thank you....and welcome to DU...... a kennedy Oct 2023 #45

Don't blame yourself. BlueCheeseAgain Oct 2023 #43

YES IT DOES...... a kennedy Oct 2023 #51

As I said elsewhere, Mainer is 93% White. brooklynite Oct 2023 #49

Idiots everywhere PrincessMorgan Oct 2023 #40

Update: 22 deaths, 55-60 injuries; shooting in 3 different locations (per NBC) brooklynite Oct 2023 #46

22 dead now in an hour at 3 locations KewlKat Oct 2023 #47

NBC News now saying 22 dead BumRushDaShow Oct 2023 #50

Depends what you call terrorism Warpy Oct 2023 #81

I consider any type of threat in this fashion BumRushDaShow Oct 2023 #84

Statement by Senator King brooklynite Oct 2023 #52

I just drove thru Lewiston. Damn the NRA and all crazy gun nuts! FailureToCommunicate Oct 2023 #54

From NBC TheProle Oct 2023 #57

"In other news, a lawfully purchased and responsibly owned assault rifle was used for its intended purpose today.... TalenaGor Oct 2023 #58

White male.... SergeStorms Oct 2023 #59

Small cities not equipped for such a large mass casualty event bucolic_frolic Oct 2023 #60

I'm hearing Robert Card. Ex-military. nt Baltimike Oct 2023 #61

Source? SergeStorms Oct 2023 #64

Police issued a Be On the LookOut (BOLO) NutmegYankee Oct 2023 #67

Thanks. SergeStorms Oct 2023 #72

I heard that name in the video, along with him being a firearms niyad Oct 2023 #105

They are reporting now. sheshe2 Oct 2023 #112

TY :( Cha Oct 2023 #73

Just on MSNBC sheshe2 Oct 2023 #111

And he was a firearm instructor. Local cops probably know this guy and signs were likely ignored by friends and family. Runningdawg Oct 2023 #90

According to what I heard on the video, known mental health niyad Oct 2023 #106

They should publicly torture him slowly Tribetime Oct 2023 #63

Agenda Free always has the best coverage for this stuff AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #65

Imagne my surprise - wathcing MSNBC and seeing the news about a mass shooting 40 mi from where I live infullview Oct 2023 #66

Omg, all those people Catherine Vincent Oct 2023 #69

Let's all take a moment to thank the NRA and GOP for making this possible Blue Owl Oct 2023 #70

His Constitutional god-given right.... SergeStorms Oct 2023 #75

I read that there were 3 shooting locations in Lewiston. wnylib Oct 2023 #74

No basis to assume either a plan or randomness. brooklynite Oct 2023 #78

My former neighbors live in Lewiston Marthe48 Oct 2023 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #80

Some info on that might be invalid. NutmegYankee Oct 2023 #85

Correct, shooter is not the sex offender guy. WarGamer Oct 2023 #100

Possible accomplice now AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #82

I saw one report that there may be two shooters. nt sheshe2 Oct 2023 #115

Live coverage of Lewiston shooting (News Center Maine) brooklynite Oct 2023 #87

Trained firearm instructor. The Unmitigated Gall Oct 2023 #88

Details on suspect Robert Card (NewsCenter Maine) brooklynite Oct 2023 #89

First action RICO signed as President Cheezoholic Oct 2023 #91

Wish I could rec this a dozen times. Hope Biden mentions this in a press conference. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2023 #110

Shooter was committed (and apparently released) from a mental health facility just this summer. LudwigPastorius Oct 2023 #92

They will all be out tomorrow with their ... sheshe2 Oct 2023 #114

This poem says it all ... aggiesal Oct 2023 #93

so, the shooter was "hearing voices," which suggests schizophrenia, but why ecstatic Oct 2023 #96

Time for my mass shooting meme AZLD4Candidate Oct 2023 #97

FUCK THE GODDAMNED GUNHUMPING CULTISTS. MAY THEY niyad Oct 2023 #101

Yep Eliot Rosewater Oct 2023 #120

40-50 injured? are they prepared for that many casualties there? Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #113

No way is there the medical infrastructure obamanut2012 Oct 2023 #116