WATCH: A manhunt is underway in Maine for a person of interest, Robert Card, in a number of shootings. Multiple law enforcement officials confirmed that at least 16 people were killed, though that number could be higher than 20. Dozens have been injured.hunting for a man wanted in connection with mass shootings at a bar and a bowling alley in the town of Lewiston, as news outlets reported a death toll ranging from 16 to 22, with dozens more wounded.
“We have literally hundreds of police officers working around the state of Maine to investigate this case to locate Mr. Card, who is a person of interest,” Maine Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck told a news conference.A man with a gun walks on the street after shoot civil in Maine, United States on October 26, 2023. At least 22 people were killed in shootings at multiple locations in the US state of Maine late Wednesday, according to a report.
The bloodshed rocked the largely rural state of Maine in the northeastern corner of the U.S. bordering Canada. Maine lacks several major types of gun safety laws, including assault weapons regulation, universal background checks, and “red flag” laws that allow law enforcement to temporarily disarm people legally deemed dangerous, according to Brady.