Police reply to an energetic shooter scenario in Lewiston, Maine, late on Wednesday.
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Police reply to an energetic shooter scenario in Lewiston, Maine, late on Wednesday.
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills stated at a Thursday press convention that 18 individuals had been killed and one other 13 injured within the shootings final night time in Lewiston, Maine.
She stated she and President Biden have ordered all U.S. and Maine flags lowered to half-staff instantly for 5 days of their honor.
The cities of Lewiston, Lisbon and Bowdoin stay beneath a shelter-in-place order as legislation enforcement proceed trying to find Robert Card, whom Mills named as an individual of curiosity and described as armed and harmful. Individuals shouldn’t method him beneath any circumstances, she added.
She stated all of Maine’s 1.3 million residents are sharing within the sorrow of people that misplaced family members.
“This can be a darkish day for Maine,” she stated. “I do know it is arduous for us to consider therapeutic when our hearts our damaged. However I need each particular person in Maine to know that we’ll heal collectively. We’re robust, we’re resilient, we’re a really caring individuals.”
For extra protection of the mass capturing in Lewiston, Maine, you possibly can observe NPR’s stay weblog right here.