Oct 25 killings Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal

Mills introduces legislation to grant subpoena power to Lewiston shooting commission

by Rachel Ohm January 24, 2024January 25, 2024

The bill, which would authorize the commission to obtain documents and compel witness testimony, has bipartisan support in the Legislature.

Local & State, News, Politics

Victim support groups plead for state funds

by Emily Allen January 23, 2024January 23, 2024

The Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault estimates Maine services will lose $5.8 million in federal funding this year. The funds cover emergency hotlines and shelter programs for victims of sexual violence.

Business, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State

Business owners thought they would never reopen after Maine’s deadliest shooting. Then support grew.

by NICK PERRY Associated Press January 23, 2024January 23, 2024

Just-In-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar & Grille owners spoke about their businesses, the Oct. 25 shooting, and how their thinking shifted after support began to build.

Lewiston-Auburn

A Lewiston shooting survivor is back in the game

by Steve Collins January 20, 2024January 21, 2024

‘It’s about showing up,’ Ben Dyer said as he played cornhole for the first time since the Oct. 25 mass shooting.

Androscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State

During the hunt for Robert Card, police were also balancing hundreds of routine calls for help

January 20, 2024January 21, 2024

Dispatch logs show local and county police were dispatched to nearly 600 calls during the two-day lockdown.

Androscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn

Each one of more than 1,000 police calls for help was treated as a potential Card sighting

by Judith Meyer January 20, 2024January 22, 2024

The high level of response came at a cost to area police departments. In Auburn, police Chief Jason Moen said the department spent $22,000 for about 300 hours of overtime pay.

Lewiston-Auburn

Lewiston massacre spurs creation of an anthology of Maine stories

by Steve Collins January 19, 2024January 20, 2024

New book’s proceeds will help fund a gun control charity.

Local & State, News, Politics

Maine lawmakers split on party lines over bill to allow lawsuits against gunmakers, sellers

by Randy Billings January 17, 2024January 17, 2024

The bill is the first piece of gun safety legislation to receive a committee vote since the Oct. 25 shootings in Lewiston that killed 18 people and wounded 13.