Peyton Brewer-Ross, a Bath Iron Works shipbuilder, was killed while playing cornhole at a Lewiston bar. He leaves behind a fiancée and 2-year-old daughter.
Oct 25 killings
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston shooting victim moved from critical to stable condition
Three shooting victims remain hospitalized at Central Maine Medical Center.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
State police waited hours to track Lewiston shooter after finding vehicle, had ‘radio silence’ with local officers
An Androscoggin County Sheriff’s deputy has harshly criticized the Maine State Police’s handling of communication in the manhunt for Robert Card, while another official says it took 12 hours before police began tracking Card from his abandoned vehicle.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation / World, News
President Biden expected to visit Lewiston this week
The president is likely to visit late this week in the wake of last Wednesday’s mass shootings, though the White House has not yet confirmed the trip.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Police were warned about Lewiston gunman’s mental health, desire ‘to shoot up’ places
The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office releases documents detailing concerns raised by Robert Card’s family and Army Reserve unit, and the department’s failed attempts to contact him.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Field Hockey, Maine colleges, Sports, Varsity Maine
Lewiston-Edward Little football game will be played Wednesday
The Battle of the Bridge will kick off a busy week at Lewiston’s athletic complex; Red Eddies, Mt. Ararat to replay boys soccer game; Also, Bates College honoring Lewiston at field hockey quarterfinal.
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CMMC’s head doctor says staff response to mass shooting ‘heroic’
Within minutes, about 50 patients were moved into hallways and other spaces to make room for the incoming victims of a mass shooting that claimed the lives of 18 men and women and injured 13 others
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Faith groups and individuals arrive to provide support, comfort
Dozens of individuals and faith-based groups flock to Lewiston to help comfort and heal the community.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
Sagadahoc sheriff’s office warned twice about shooting suspect’s mental health issues but never made contact
Sheriff Joel Merry says Robert Card’s family contacted his office in May. The sheriff’s office also received a request for a wellness check from Card’s Army Reserve unit in September.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Sen. Angus King working on new gun control legislation
King and Sen. Susan Collins, who both oppose a ban on assault weapons, defended their votes last week to protect access to guns for military veterans who are unable to manage their finances.