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The investigation indicated the Lewiston gunman had a “hit list,” bragged that he could kill 100 people with a rifle scope he’d bought, and told a health care provider that he decided to quit his job “before he ended up killing someone,” an Army report said...

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Three Army Reserve officers were disciplined for dereliction of duty in the aftermath of a rampage in which a reservist killed 18 people in Maine, according to an Army report that cited communication failures within the chain of command, and between military and civilian hospitals, among other shortcomings revealed during an investigation. The Army review, released Tuesday, unearthed “a series…

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, expanding background checks for private sales of weapons, bolstering the state’s “yellow flag” law, criminalizing the transfer of guns to prohibited people and expanding mental health crisis care. The governor told lawmakers during...

An interaction between New York State Police and the man who eventually carried out the deadly mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, is seen in a newly-released video.

An Army reservist responsible for Maine’s deadliest mass shooting told state police in New York before his hospitalization last summer that fellow soldiers were worried about him because he was ”gonna friggin’ do something.” Reservist Robert Card told troopers who escorted him to a hospital in upstate New York that fellow reservists and others kept talking about him behind...

Tearfully relaying scenes of blood, chaos, and panic, family members of the victims of Maine’s deadliest shooting described their unfathomable losses on Thursday as they implored an independent commission to do something to make sure it never happens again. One by one, relatives of seven of the people who died described their heartbreak, in ways both large and small....

Immediately after Maine’s deadliest mass shooting, the owners of the bowling alley and the bar in Lewiston where the gunman killed a total of 18 people were certain their doors were closed for good. Yet as time passed, they came to the same conclusion: They had to reopen. In interviews with The Associated Press, Just-In-Time Recreation co-owner Samantha Juray and…

An independent report conducted for a police agency clears the agency’s response to growing concerns about the mental health of a man who later went on to commit the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history, but it does reveal missed opportunities to intervene to prevent the tragedy, legal experts said Friday. Despite receiving warnings about the man’s deteriorating mental...

Another victim of the Lewiston mass shooting was discharged from Central Maine Medical Center as staff members lined the halls in what they call an “emotional sendoff.” “Following complicated surgery and weeks of recovery, the patient was cleared to return home, exactly six weeks since the incident occurred,” the CMMC wrote in a news release. It leaves one final victim…

Maine’s public university system is offering free tuition to family members of those who died and to those who were injured in the deadliest mass shooting in state history, officials said Wednesday.

The Lewiston Blue Devils beat Deering 3-2 on Saturday in the Class A boys’ soccer state championship game weeks after mass shootings took place in the Maine city.

Seven legal, investigative and medical experts will serve on the independent commission investigating the deadly massacre in Lewiston, Maine, last month, authorities announced Thursday. Maine Gov. Janet Mills had previously announced she would create the commission to investigate the Oct. 25 massacre, which left 18 people dead in two locations. Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey said in a joint…

All three patients who were taken in critical condition from the Lewiston mass shootings to a Maine hospital have now been upgraded to stable condition. The last of the patients was upgraded from critical condition, Central Maine Medical Center said Sunday. “We are grateful that these patients continue to improve and get well,” said John Alexander, chief medical officer at…

A man has been arrested on a warrant for murder after a five hour standoff with police in Lewiston, Maine on Saturday, Maine State Police say a man, identified as 40-year-old Anthony Ayotte, of Lewiston, was dropped off at St. Mary’s Hospital at around 7:30 p.m. on Friday and succumbed to his injuries on Saturday. After an investigation, police...

Biden came to Lewiston, Maine, on Friday for what presidents do in these moments of horror and grief: lend comfort to the families of the victims and show support for a reeling community.

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will be in Maine this week to honor the victims of the mass shootings in Lewiston. The Bidens will travel to Lewiston Friday and are expecting to arrive at Brunswick Executive Airport at 2:25 p.m. The White House said they will “pay respects to the victims of this horrific attack and grieve…

Moments before a man opened fire in a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, Thomas Giberti was watching a youth bowling league play. “Somebody mentioned there was a screw or something loose in a piece of equipment, so he had gone down to the back of the bowling alley to get a screw driver,” said Will Bourgault, Giberti’s nephew. The...

The tragedy in Maine has devastated the deaf community in New England, with four deaf cornhole players were among the 18 victims killed in the shootings. The deaf victims were killed at Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston. A gunman opened fire there and at the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley. He was found dead in Lisbon Friday evening. One of…

UPDATE (Friday, Oct. 27): The man suspected in the Lewiston, Maine, mass shootings has been found dead, authorities confirmed. More details here. As the manhunt for alleged mass Lewiston mass shooter Robert Card continues into the weekend, Maine officials announced Friday evening during a news conference that hunting would be indefinitely prohibited in four communities that are at the center…

UPDATE (Friday, Oct. 27): The man suspected in the Lewiston, Maine, mass shootings has been found dead, authorities confirmed. More details here. A digital tip line has opened specifically for the Lewiston, Maine, mass shootings, as the urgent search for suspected gunman Robert Card stretches into its third day. The tip website may be found here, and it allows people…