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 […]
Oct 25 killings
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, 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 […]
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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 inMaine, 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, Maine, 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.