{"id":2080515,"date":"2023-10-26T17:30:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T21:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-shooting-survivors-quick-thinking-most-likely-saved-his-life\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T17:33:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T21:33:32","slug":"maine-shooting-survivors-quick-thinking-most-likely-saved-his-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-shooting-survivors-quick-thinking-most-likely-saved-his-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine shooting survivor&#8217;s quick thinking likely saved his life."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaine-shooting-survivors-quick-thinking-most-likely-saved-his-life%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2080515&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Maine Shooting \u2062Survivor&#8217;s Quick Thinking\u2062 Most Likely Saved His Life<\/h2>\n<p>A man who miraculously\u2064 survived a mass shooting at\u200b a Maine bowling \u2063alley on Wednesday\u2064 evening is being \u2064hailed as a hero for his\u200c quick \u200cthinking \u200band resourcefulness. Instead of freezing in fear, he sprinted down a lane and\u2064 found refuge in the pin-setting equipment, \u2063ultimately saving his own life.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, identified as 40-year-old Robert Card, is still at large, and authorities \u2062are actively searching for \u200bhim in connection with the \u2063deadly shootings that occurred at\u2064 multiple locations in the Portland area.<\/p>\n<p>According\u2064 to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lewiston-maine-shootings-49da6d06a8b5a15d3b619b3927bc33ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>, Card allegedly opened fire at a bowling alley in Lewiston, where \u200dseven innocent people lost their lives. Others desperately sought cover as chaos ensued.<\/p>\n<p>One survivor, \u2063named Brandon, recounted his harrowing \u200bexperience. He described how he\u2062 initially mistook the sound of gunfire\u2064 for a balloon popping. When he turned around and \u2063saw the armed suspect, he wasted\u200b no time and sprinted down the lane, eventually finding safety by climbing into the pin-setting machine. He remained hidden \u200bthere for approximately 10 minutes until the police\u2063 arrived.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Once the police were on the scene, \u200bthe survivor emerged from his hiding spot, grateful to have escaped the shooter&#8217;s rampage.<\/p>\n<p>The bowling alley, known as Just-In-Time Recreation, took to\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/smoking-gun-jim-jordan-releases-facebook-files-revealing-damning-internal-emails\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> to express their devastation and condolences to the victims and their families.\u2062 They acknowledged the loss of their beloved community members and expressed their heartfelt prayers for everyone affected by the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/live-blog\/lewiston-maine-shooting-manhunt-gunman-police-live-rcna122270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>, Card&#8217;s violent spree did \u2064not end at the bowling alley. He proceeded \u2064to a nearby bar, Schemengees Bar and Grille, where he claimed the lives of eight more innocent people. Three additional victims succumbed \u2063to their injuries in area hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>As of now,\u2062 the death toll stands at 18, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement agencies<\/a> across Maine are\u200d tirelessly searching for Card. It is worth noting that Card has a background as a firearms instructor and had recently been hospitalized for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-activist-ruined-white-students-life-with-bogus-allegation-she-threatened-to-kill-protesters\/\" title=\"BLM Activist Ruined White Student\u2019s Life With Bogus Allegation She Threatened to Kill Protesters\">allegedly making threats<\/a> of violence towards his own \u2064Army Reserve unit.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have joined the \u2063manhunt, and even the U.S. Coast Guard is involved in searching\u2062 the Kennebec River for any signs of the suspect.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>I walked into the office one morning and noticed something strange. Half of The Western Journal\u2019s readership was missing.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It had finally happened. \u2064Facebook had flipped THE switch.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maybe it was because we wrote about ivermectin. Or election integrity. Or the Jan. 6 \u2062detainees. Or ballot mules.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whatever the reason, I immediately knew what to do. We had to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">turn to you<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  because, frankly, we know you are the only ones we \u200bcan trust.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Can you help? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">donation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u2063to The Western Journal goes directly to funding our team of story researchers, writers and editors who doggedly pursue the truth and expose the corrupt elites.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can I count on you \u2064for a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">small\u200c donation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">? We operate on a shoestring compared to other news media companies, so I\u200d can \u200dpersonally promise that not a penny \u2062of\u200c <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">your donation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u200cwill be wasted.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We will use every single cent to fight against the \u2062lies and corruption in high places. <\/span><b>And as long as we have <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>your help<\/b><\/a><b>, we will never give up.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sincerely,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Josh Manning<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/maine-shooting-survivors-quick-thinking-likely-saved-life\/\">Maine Shooting Survivor&#8217;s\u2062 Quick \u2064Thinking Most\u200c Likely Saved His Life<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cWhy is it \u2064important for communities \u200bto come together and support the \u200cvictims and their families in the \u200daftermath of tragic events\u2064 like the shooting \u2064in Maine<\/h2>\n<p><span>  =BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch&#8221;><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">donation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u2014 no matter the amount \u2014 helps us make a difference.\u2064 <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your support\u200c allows us\u200d to deliver\u200b the news that matters most to \u2063you and \u2062helps keep conservative voices in the \u2062mainstream media. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank you, as always, for\u2063 reading \u2062The Western Journal \u200cand \u2063for standing with \u2064us as \u200dwe fight \u2064to fulfill our mission to \u2064tell the truth.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>This\u2062 tragic incident in Maine highlights the importance of quick thinking and resourcefulness in life-threatening situations. The\u2063 survivor&#8217;s decision to sprint down the\u2063 bowling lane and find refuge in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-shooting-survivors-quick-thinking-most-likely-saved-his-life\/\" title=\"Maine shooting survivor's quick thinking likely saved his life.\">pin-setting\u2064 equipment\u200d ultimately saved<\/a> his life.<\/p>\n<p>Instead \u200cof freezing in fear or panicking, the individual&#8217;s immediate response to the \u2062sound of gunfire \u200bwas \u200dto take action and seek safety. This split-second decision allowed him to escape the line of fire and hide from\u200b the shooter until \u2063help arrived.<\/p>\n<p>In moments of chaos and danger,\u2064 it \u200cis crucial to remain calm and think rationally. \u2064This survivor&#8217;s story serves as a reminder\u200d that quick thinking\u200b can \u2062significantly increase the chances of survival in dire \u2064situations.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, Robert Card, remains \u200dat large, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-charged-after-human-trafficking-bust-in-chicago-area\/\" title=\"5 Arrested in Chicago Area Human Trafficking Operation\">law enforcement \u200bagencies<\/a> are actively searching for him. The death toll currently stands at 18, with\u200b several innocent people losing their lives in the shooting spree at\u2063 the bowling\u200b alley \u2062and a nearby bar.<\/p>\n<p>The involvement of the FBI, the Bureau of \u200dAlcohol, Tobacco,\u200c Firearms and Explosives, and the U.S. Coast Guard in the manhunt emphasizes the severity of the situation and the determination\u2063 of law enforcement to bring the suspect to justice.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2063 is alarming to note \u2064that the suspected shooter is reported to have a background as a firearms instructor and had recently exhibited concerning behavior, including making threats of violence \u200ctowards his own Army Reserve unit. This emphasizes the importance of\u2063 monitoring individuals with \u2062access to firearms and addressing any warning \u200csigns promptly.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200d the wake \u2063of this tragedy, it is \u200dcrucial for communities to come together\u200c and support the victims and their\u200d families. \u2064The bowling alley \u2063where the shooting\u2063 occurred expressed their devastation and offered condolences\u2064 on social media, acknowledging\u200b the\u200d loss of their beloved community members.<\/p>\n<p>This event serves as\u2062 a stark reminder of the need \u2063for \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-claims-mass-shootings-result-from-disaffection-racism-and-misogyny-demands-gun-control\/\" title=\"Obama Claims Mass Shootings Result From \u2018Disaffection, Racism, And Misogyny,\u2019 Demands Gun Control\">increased gun control measures<\/a> \u200cand mental health support \u200cin order to \u2062prevent such tragedies\u200d from occurring. It should prompt a national conversation on\u2064 these issues and prompt lawmakers to \u2064take action to protect the lives of innocent \u2062individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, this horrific shooting incident in Maine underscores the critical \u2062importance of quick thinking, preparedness, and community support \u2062in the face\u2064 of adversity. It is essential for \u200cindividuals \u2062to be aware \u200dof their surroundings, have an emergency plan, and take immediate action when faced with danger. Through these measures, lives can \u200dbe saved, and communities can begin to heal and\u2064 recover from such devastating events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A survivor of a mass shooting in a Maine bowling alley evaded danger by swiftly running down a lane and hiding in the pin-setting equipment. Authorities are searching for the suspect responsible for multiple deadly shootings in the Portland area. 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