At least 22 dead and dozens injured in multiple mass shootings in Maine
A gunman entering Sparetime Recreation in Lewiston, Maine - Androscoggin County Sheriff's OfficeAt least 22 people were killed and up to 60 more were injured in mass shootings in the US city of Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday evening, with police saying that the gunman was still at large.City Councillor Robert McCarthy told CNN that the death toll had risen to 22 in the shooting spree that took place at a bowling alley and also at least one other location, a local restaurant and bar, according to media.“My understanding is that they have a tentative identification... of the shooter at the bowling alley, confirmed 22 dead, many, many more injured,” Mr McCarthy said.The shooting is understood to be the deadliest in the US since at least August 2019, when a gunman opened fire on shoppers at an El Paso Walmart with an AK-47 rifle, killing 23 people.ADVERTISEMENTAdvertisementLocal police posted a photo of the suspect on Facebook carrying what appeared to be a semi-automatic style weapon insid
At least 22 people were killed and up to 60 more were injured in mass shootings in the US city of Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday evening, with police saying that the gunman was still at large.
City Councillor Robert McCarthy told CNN that the death toll had risen to 22 in the shooting spree that took place at a bowling alley and also at least one other location, a local restaurant and bar, according to media.
“My understanding is that they have a tentative identification... of the shooter at the bowling alley, confirmed 22 dead, many, many more injured,” Mr McCarthy said.
The shooting is understood to be the deadliest in the US since at least August 2019, when a gunman opened fire on shoppers at an El Paso Walmart with an AK-47 rifle, killing 23 people.
Local police posted a photo of the suspect on Facebook carrying what appeared to be a semi-automatic style weapon inside the bowling alley.
The bearded man wore a brown top, blue pants and brown shoes, and police asked for anyone with information on his identity to contact them immediately.
They also released a picture of a white SUV car, and asked for the public’s help in identifying the vehicle, saying its front bumper may have been painted black.
The Central Maine Medical Centre in Lewiston issued a statement saying it was “reacting to a mass casualty, mass shooter event” and coordinating with area hospitals to take patients.
Lewiston is part of Androscoggin County and about 35 miles north of Maine’s largest city, Portland.
The Sun Journal, citing a Lewiston police spokesperson, reported shootings at three separate businesses: Sparetime Recreation, Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant and a Walmart distribution centre.
“There is an active shooter in Lewiston,” Maine state police said on Twitter.
“We ask people to shelter in place. Please stay inside your home with the doors locked. Law enforcement is currently investigating at multiple locations.”
President Joe Biden has been briefed and will continue to receive updates, a US official said in Washington.
Maine Governor Janet Mills said in a statement she had been briefed on the situation.
The number of US shootings in which four or more people were shot has surged since the Covid pandemic began in 2020, with 647 occurring in 2022 and 679 projected to occur in 2023, based on trends as of July, according to data from the archive.
The deadliest US mass shooting on record is the massacre of 58 people by a gunman firing on a Las Vegas country music festival from a high-rise hotel perch in 2017.
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