Eighteen people died after Card, an army reservist who had suffered a recent mental breakdown, opened fire at a bowling alley and bar in Lewiston.
Robert Card, the suspect who carried out one of Maine’s most fatal mass shootings, has been found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, more than 48 hours after allegedly killing 18 people at a bowling alley and bar, according to authorities. Card, 40, was the subject of an extensive search related to two shootings in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night.
Card’s body was found at 7:45 pm, near Lisbon Falls, close to the location where his car had been abandoned following the massacre on Wednesday. His body was reportedly located near a recycling plant, a place from which he had been recently fired, according to federal law enforcement sources.
Found at Last But Dead
Androscoggin sheriff’s office wrote on Facebook: « The suspect in Wednesday nights shootings has been located and is deceased. »
It is still unclear how long Card had been dead. Mike Sauschuck, the commander of Maine’s Department of Public Safety, declined to specify whether he had died as authorities approached or had already been dead for days.
« There continues to be a lot of work that needs to be done here at the scene, and a lot to follow up on, » said Sauschuck.
Sauschuck confirmed that Card is believed to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Governor Janet Mills of Maine said on Friday night that she was « breathing a sigh of relief » knowing that Card is no longer a threat to anyone.
« Tonight the city of Lewiston and the people of Maine begin to move forward on a long process of healing – but we will heal, together.
