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The man suspected of killing at least 18 people and injuring 13 in mass shootings in Maine was found dead, the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office said Friday.

The Details: Robert Card, 40, is reportedly an Army reservist who was committed to a mental health facility this past summer after complaining of voices in his head and threatening to shoot up a local National Guard base. Officials previously said Card was a trained firearms instructor but later said that was not the case. Police initially said as many as 60 people were injured, including some who were hurt in stampedes while trying to flee, but authorities later said only 13 were injured.

For Context: The shooting is the worst in Maine's history and one of the worst in U.S. history. There were 29 homicides in Maine all of last year, and Maine ranks 37th in firearm mortality rate among the 50 U.S. states. The state doesn’t require permits to carry guns.

How the Media Covered it: Sources across the spectrum covered the news as their biggest story Thursday. Some left-rated sources like NPR, the New York Times, and the Associated Press (both Lean Left bias) mentioned Lewiston's diversity. The AP noted that the city's "Somali population, which numbers in the thousands, has changed the demographics of the once overwhelmingly white mill city into one of the most diverse in northern New England." Few other sources, if any, mentioned similar context. Updated 10/27/23 at 10:15 p.m. ET

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Robert R. Card II, 40, of Bowdoin, is the primary person of interest in the largest mass shooting in Maine’s history, according to the Maine Information and Analysis Center, the intel unit of the Maine State Police.

Police began receiving calls about an active shooter incident in Lewiston at 6:56 pm Wednesday.

Media reports indicate there are 22 people dead and several dozen more injured, though police officials were reluctant Wednesday evening to confirm those numbers.

A shelter-in-place has been issued for Androscoggin County as Maine law enforcement agencies search for a person of interest in a mass shooting in Lewiston Wednesday night. 

People in the area are asked to stay inside and off the roads while police continue to search for a suspect or suspects.

Reports of the shootings began at about 6:56 p.m. Lewiston Police Department Lt. Derrick St. Laurent told NEWS CENTER Maine shootings happened at Sparetime Recreation and Schemengees Bar and Grille Restaurant.

A manhunt is underway Thursday morning for a gunman who opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday killing and injuring dozens, sending the state’s second-largest city into chaos.

The Lewiston Police Department said it is looking for 40-year-old Robert Card as a person of interest and warned he should be considered armed and dangerous.

Authorities ordered residents and business owners to stay inside and off the streets.