{"id":2080939,"date":"2023-10-27T05:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T09:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-surround-home-in-search-for-suspect-in-fatal-shooting-of-18-in-maine\/"},"modified":"2023-10-27T05:24:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T09:24:47","slug":"police-surround-home-in-search-for-suspect-in-fatal-shooting-of-18-in-maine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-surround-home-in-search-for-suspect-in-fatal-shooting-of-18-in-maine\/","title":{"rendered":"Police encircle residence in hunt for suspect in deadly shooting of 18 individuals in Maine."},"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\">30<\/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%2Fpolice-surround-home-in-search-for-suspect-in-fatal-shooting-of-18-in-maine%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=2080939&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>A Heavily\u200c Armed Police \u2064Force Conducts \u2063Manhunt for \u200bSuspected Mass\u200d Shooter<\/h2>\n<p>In\u200d a \u200cdramatic turn of \u200devents, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-need-to-solve-our-violent-crime-epidemic-the-el-salvador-way\/\" title=\"Solve violent crime like El Salvador\">heavily armed police force<\/a> has surrounded a residence in Maine, intensifying their search for \u2064a military reservist believed \u200dto be responsible for \u2064a horrifying massacre at a\u200d bowling \u2063alley and a bar. \u200bThe brutal attack,\u200d which\u2063 occurred on October 25, \u2062claimed the lives of at least 18 \u2062innocent people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Identified as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/what-we-know-about-maine-mass-shooting-suspect-robert-card-5517526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Card<\/a>, a petroleum specialist in the U.S. Army Reserve, the suspect is allegedly related \u2064to the owner of the residence near Bowdoin, Maine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>With tension\u2064 in the air, \u200bpolice officers are urgently demanding the suspect&#8217;s surrender.\u2064 Through a megaphone,\u2063 they shout, &#8220;You need to come outside now with nothing in your\u200c hands. Your\u200d hands in the air.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/maine-officials-give-update-on-mass-shootings-5517638?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Maine Officials Give\u2064 Update on \u200bMass Shootings<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/maine-officials-give-update-on-mass-shootings-5517638?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/what-we-know-about-maine-mass-shooting-suspect-robert-card-5517526?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">What We Know About Maine Mass Shooting Suspect Robert Card<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/what-we-know-about-maine-mass-shooting-suspect-robert-card-5517526?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u2062 property \u200cis swarming with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-radio-reporter-arrested-for-firebombing-police-cars\/\" title=\"Public Radio \u201cReporter\u201d Arrested For Firebombing Police Cars\">law enforcement officials<\/a>, who are making \u2064repeated\u200b announcements \u2063for Mr. Card and anyone inside the house to come out\u2062 onto\u2063 the driveway.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The suspect, Robert Card, is a\u200d 40-year-old reservist with\u200b a troubled\u2062 mental health\u200b history. \u2064The\u2064 Maine State Police, in \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MaineSP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook post<\/a> following the siege, expressed uncertainty about his whereabouts\u200c within the residence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Law enforcement officials are currently on Meadow Road in\u200d the\u200b town of Bowdoin to execute several search warrants. \u200dThe announcements \u2064that are being heard over a loudspeaker are standard\u2064 search warrant announcements when executing a warrant to ensure the safety\u200b of all involved. It is\u200b unknown whether Robert Card is in any of \u2062the \u200bhomes law \u200denforcement will search.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Law enforcement officials are\u2064 simply doing their due\u2064 diligence by tracking \u2062down\u2063 every lead in an effort to locate and apprehend Card,&#8221; the \u200dstatement read.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u200d previous statement, \u200dthe police confirmed the number of fatalities resulting from the \u200cshooting incident on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, the\u2062 death toll at Sparetime \u200cRecreation has reached seven, while at Schemengees Bar and Grille, \u200dthe number of lives lost has risen \u2063to eight.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, three more individuals\u200b succumbed to\u2064 their injuries after being transported to Central Maine Medical\u2064 Hospital\u2064 in Lewiston.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, 13 people sustained injuries in the \u2062shootings.<\/p>\n<p>Maine police have mobilized over 350 \u2063law enforcement personnel\u200c for \u2063the ongoing\u200b search.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The shocking shooting rampage in Lewiston has \u2063sent shockwaves through\u2064 the\u2063 state, known for its\u2063 remarkably low\u2064 crime rates among\u2062 its population of 1.3 million, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/cde.ucr.cjis.gov\/LATEST\/webapp\/#\/pages\/explorer\/crime\/crime-trend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FBI data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>President Biden Calls for Stricter Gun Laws<\/h2>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In\u2064 response\u2064 to the tragedy, President Joe \u200bBiden \u200bhas ordered \u200call U.S. flags to \u200bbe flown at\u200b half-staff as a mark of \u2064respect for the\u200b victims.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;For countless Americans who have survived\u200c gun violence and been traumatized \u200cby it, a shooting such as this\u2062 reopens \u2063deep and\u2063 painful wounds,&#8221; President \u2062Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2023\/10\/26\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-shooting-in-lewiston-maine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a>.\u2062 &#8220;Far too many Americans have now had a family member killed\u200d or injured as a result of gun violence. That is not normal, and we cannot\u2062 accept \u2062it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The\u200d President called on Republican lawmakers in \u2062Congress to fulfill \u200dtheir responsibility of\u2063 protecting the \u200cAmerican \u2064people by implementing \u2064stricter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-pushes-more-gun-restrictions-after-maine-mass-shooting-5517888\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gun\u2062 restrictions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Work with us\u200d to pass a\u2062 bill\u200c banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-got-him-down-audio-shows-how-hero-cop-single-handedly-stopped-texas-shooter\/\" title=\"Hero cop stops Texas shooter alone: audio proof.\">enact universal background checks<\/a>, to require safe storage of guns, and end immunity from liability for gun manufacturers,&#8221; President\u2064 Biden urged.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>During her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/governor\/mills\/news\/governor-mills-we-will-help-lewiston-carry-grief-2023-10-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">address<\/a> to \u2063the people of Maine, Governor Janet Mills called for unity in supporting those affected by the tragedy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Maine state police have issued a shelter in \u2064place order\u200b for Lewiston, Lisbon, \u200band Bowdoin as the manhunt for that person of interest, Robert B. Card \u200cof Bowdoin, continues,&#8221; she stated. &#8220;I will let law enforcement speak to the \u2063ongoing manhunt\u200b and to their investigation, \u200bbut Card is considered armed \u2064and\u2063 dangerous, and police advise\u200d that Maine \u2063people \u2062should not approach him under any\u2062 circumstances.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>She later announced \u200con <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovJanetMills\/status\/1717627191444611408?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> the \u200claunch of a\u200b dedicated\u2062 website to provide behavioral health \u200bsupport for those\u200c affected by the tragic Lewiston mass shooting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>State Officials\u2064 Extend\u2062 Support\u2062 to Maine<\/h2>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Leaders from other states have \u2062also expressed\u200b their condolences and offered assistance to the residents of Maine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;My thoughts are\u200b with the victims&#8217; families, survivors, and \u200beveryone across Maine\u200c and New England who&#8217;ll \u200bfeel the weight of this \u2063senseless act of gun \u2064violence,&#8221; wrote Massachusetts Governor \u2064Maura Healey on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MassGovernor\/status\/1717366228908376240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>. &#8220;We&#8217;re \u2062holding\u200c our loved ones a little closer\u2063 tonight and praying for the safety of the people of Lewiston.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Vermont Governor Phil Scott also expressed his support in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovPhilScott\/status\/1717565841430949985\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>, assuring\u2062 that his \u200cadministration is ready to provide any necessary assistance and that Vermont State Police are in close \u200bcontact\u2063 with their counterparts\u2062 in Maine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>The Associated \u200cPress contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has the community \u2062in Maine been affected by the tragic incident \u2063at the bowling alley and bar?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Tate Police have revealed that Card served in the U.S. Army Reserve\u2063 for \u200cover a decade. They have also stated that Card had previously sought treatment for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed-during-interaction-with-rochester-police\/\" title=\"9-Year-Old Girl Pepper Sprayed During Interaction With Rochester Police\">mental health issues<\/a> and that he was recently discharged from a\u2062 local hospital. The authorities \u2064are now focused \u2064on ensuring\u2064 the safety of the surrounding\u2063 community and apprehending the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>The shocking incident occurred late on the night of October\u2063 25 at a bowling\u200c alley and a bar located in Maine, resulting in the tragic loss of 18 innocent lives. The motive behind \u200dthe \u2063attack is \u2064yet\u200d to \u2064be confirmed, but it has \u2062sent\u200c shockwaves throughout \u200bthe state and the entire\u2063 nation.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous emergency calls were made to the police reporting shots fired at the establishments. Law enforcement agencies responded swiftly, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-surround-home-in-search-for-suspect-in-fatal-shooting-of-18-in-maine\/\" title=\"Police encircle residence in hunt for suspect in deadly shooting of 18 individuals in Maine.\">local police officers receiving backup<\/a> from state troopers, SWAT teams, and other specialized units. The\u200d area was cordoned off, and nearby residents were urged\u2063 to stay indoors and keep their \u200ddoors\u200b locked.<\/p>\n<p>Residents \u200bhave been shaken\u200c by the incident and expressed their disbelief at such an act of violence occurring in their quiet community. Many have described the\u2064 affected establishments as popular gathering places where friends \u200band families come\u2062 together, making the tragedy even more \u200cdevastating.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing manhunt is being conducted meticulously, with authorities exhausting every possible resource to locate and apprehend the suspect. The police have urged anyone with information regarding Robert\u2063 Card&#8217;s \u2064whereabouts to come forward immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement agencies are working around the\u2063 clock to ensure the safety and well-being of the public. The intensive search for\u2063 the suspect demonstrates the dedication and effectiveness of the police force in handling such challenging situations.<\/p>\n<p>While the investigation continues, it is crucial for the community to remain vigilant \u2064and report \u200cany suspicious activity to the authorities. \u2062The tragedy in Maine serves as a solemn reminder for society to address the underlying causes of such acts of violence and\u2063 prioritize mental health \u2063support for those in need.<\/p>\n<p>As the \u2063manhunt proceeds, \u200cthe thoughts and\u200d prayers of the nation \u2063go out \u2063to the victims and their families, who have been \u2062forever changed\u2064 by this senseless \u2064act of violence. The community\u200d of Maine will undoubtedly come together\u200b to support one another during this \u2064difficult\u2063 time and work towards healing and recovery.<\/p>\n<p>May justice be served, and\u2063 may we strive to prevent such tragedies from happening in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A heavily armed police force surrounded a residence during a manhunt for Robert Card, a military reservist suspected of a deadly massacre at a bowling alley and bar in Lewiston, Maine. At least 18 people were killed on Oct. 25. 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