POLICE Maine State Police tip lines: 207-213-9526 or 207-509-9002 (or 911) Emergency police or medical help: 911 FBI online tip line for Lewiston shootings FINDING SUPPORT Nationwide confidential help line: 988 Maine crisis hotline: 1-888-568-1112 Maine’s warm-line for non-crisis calls: 1-866-771-9276 Teens and young adults can text 207-515-8398 to be connected with other youth from […]
Oct 25 killings
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Lewiston businesses where shootings occurred well-known to community
The two Lewiston businesses are both popular entertainment spots and were filled with customers when the shooter arrived.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools & Education
How to talk to young children and teens about the Lewiston mass shooting
Education officials and a child grief specialist offer advice on discussing Wednesday night’s shootings that killed at least 18 people and wounded at least 13.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Police still hunting for suspect more than 24 hours after 18 people killed in Lewiston
Police have issued murder warrants for Robert Card, of Bowdoin, in the shootings that spawned a night of terror for people at bowling alley and a bar.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
A timeline since Wednesday’s deadly mass shootings in Lewiston
WEDNESDAY 6:56 p.m.: Police respond to a report of an active shooter at Just-In-Time Recreation, more commonly known as Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley on Mollison Way in Lewiston. Dispatchers in Auburn are told a man walked in and began shooting. Other 911 calls follow. 7:08 p.m.: Multiple 911 calls report that a man has […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
Shooting updates: Mourners gather at candlelight vigil to remember victims
EDITOR’S NOTE: We have stopped updating this story with breaking news briefs. These updates represent our reporting presented in realtime. Many of the reports have been updated in stories. You can follow our continuing coverage of the shootings. Mourners gather at Saturday vigil to honor the victims 8 p.m.: On Saturday night, mourners gathered at […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Area schools, municipal offices closed Thursday
In response to shootings Wednesday night in Lewiston and shelter-in-place orders, many businesses and offices are closed Thursday including the following: • Maine state courts and facilities in Lewiston and Auburn are closed, including Lewiston District Court, Auburn Superior Court and the violations bureau/service center. • Auburn schools • Bates College • Bowdoin College • […]
Posted inLocal & State, Nation / World
Maine shooting is the 36th – and deadliest – mass killing in the U.S. this year
So far this year, the nation has witnessed the second-highest number on record of mass killings and deaths to this point in a single year.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
Multiple dead, wounded in Lewiston shootings; police give few details on overnight search for gunman
A massive manhunt is underway after Maine State Police identified Robert Card, 40, of Bowdoin as person of interest in the shootings. A shelter-in-place order remains in effect for all of Androscoggin County, with residents told to stay in their homes and keep doors locked.