USA. U.S. Mass Shooting Perpetrator Found Dead in Lewinston

The suspected shooter in the northeastern state of Maine, Robert Card, was found dead with a self-inflicted wound, NBC Boston reported. There is no longer any threat in Maine, as Card was located and has died,” the official sources said. Robert Card was found dead at around 7:45 p.m. local time (00:45 GMT) last Friday with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and his body was found in a place near the river where he had abandoned his car, two days after he had perpetrated two shootings at a bowling alley and a restaurant. This was confirmed by Mike Sauschuck, commissioner of the Maine Department of Public Safety, at a press conference attended by Democratic Governor Janet Mills, who confirmed that she has already given the news to President Joe Biden.Sauschuck did not want to report on many details questioned by the press, including the place of the discovery and whether it had been examined before today. “I won’t give you an exact address. It was near the Androscoggin River in Lisbon Falls,” he said. The New York Times says the body was found in a recycling plant where he had worked, two days after the shootings. The commissioner explained that before making the news public, the families of the 18 deceased and also that of the suspect were notified, who “lost a loved one in this scenario,” he said. After the press conference, an alert sounded on the mobile phones of the inhabitants of the area. “The search for Mr. Card is over. You don’t have to take shelter anymore.” The press conference began with a remarks from Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, who delivered the long-awaited news for the first time. “Robert Card is dead.”

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