Maine shooting update: Major police search at suspect Robert Card’s home

Maine law enforcement officials later announced that Robert Card, a 40-year-old Army Reserve Sergeant 1st Class, was wanted as a suspect in the shootings that left 18 dead and 13 others wounded.

Here's what we know so far about the accused gunman:

After calling it a “horrible tragedy,” here's what he told the media Thursday morning:

“It's a dark time in America, we have a lot of problems and we're really, really hopeful and prayerful. Prayer is appropriate in a time like this, when evil can end and this senseless violence can stop. And so that is the statement this morning on behalf of the entire House of Representatives. Everyone wants this to end and I'll leave it at that.”

The father of a Lewiston bar manager has identified his son as one of the 18 victims who died in Wednesday's shooting in Maine.

Leroy Walker, a city councilman in Auburn, Maine, told NBC News that state police confirmed his son Joseph Walker was killed when a gunman opened fire at two locations in Lewiston, including the Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant, where he was the bar. director.

A manhunt is underway for the “armed and dangerous” gunman who opened fire at the Schemengees bar and Sparetime Recreation bowling alley at around 7pm on Wednesday, killing 18 and injuring 13.

The father of a Lewiston bar manager has identified his son as one of the 18 victims who died in Wednesday's shooting in Maine.

Leroy Walker, a city councilman in Auburn, Maine, told NBC News that state police confirmed his son Joseph Walker was killed when a gunman opened fire at two locations in Lewiston, including the Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant, where he was the bar. director.

Many people in the community have been anxiously waiting to hear whether or not their loved ones have been identified as victims in the shooting.

It took more than 14 hours for Mr Walker to be notified of his son and he said his family was “suffering and dying in a nightmare we don't understand”.

“None of us slept, we were up all night,” he said. “We didn't know where to go, who to run to. They didn't notify any of us.”

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Heavily armed police surrounded a home Thursday as they searched for a U.S. Army reservist who killed 18 people and wounded 13 in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine.

“You must go out now with nothing in your hands. Your hands in the air,” police yelled over a loudspeaker outside the home owned by suspect Robert Card's relative near Bowdoin City.

Dozens of law enforcement officers had descended on the property, with widespread announcements calling for Mr Card and anyone in the house to come out into the street.

In most cases, when police execute warrants — even for suspects wanted for violent crimes — they move quickly to enter the home.

“The announcements made over a loudspeaker are standard search warrant announcements during the execution of a warrant to ensure the safety of all involved,” said state police spokeswoman Shannon Moss.

“It is unknown if Robert Card is located in any of the homes that law enforcement will search.”

Here's how Wednesday night's episodes unfolded:

At today's press conference at the White House, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gave the following statement before questions from the press.

I wanted to start with a word about the horrific news out of Lewiston, Maine last night, where we saw another tragic shooting that claimed at least 18 lives, injured many more, and left countless people in grief, shock, and trauma.

As the President said in a statement earlier today, he and the First Lady are praying for the victims and their families for those still fighting for their lives. And for the families, survivors and community members shaken by this latest act of gun violence. Most importantly, we continue to urge all residents to heed the warnings and directives of local officials, and federal law enforcement is on the ground to assist in the response.

During the state dinner last night, the President was briefed and came out to get an initial briefing on the shooting. He later came out to speak with Maine Governor Janet Mills as well as Senators Collins and King and Rep. Jared Golden. He pledged full federal support in the wake of this horrific tragedy. This morning, the President received an update on the shooting from senior advisers and ordered the American flag flown at half-staff at the White House and all public buildings and venues out of respect and for all victims. So I want to echo the President's sentiments about this strategy, the tragedy, and the epidemic of gun violence in general. This is not normal. We cannot accept this. There have been literally hundreds of mass shootings in the last year alone, leaving empty seats at dinner tables across the country and leaving those who survive these heinous acts, both physically and mentally. scarred.

And while we have made progress since the President signed the bipartisan Safer Communities Act, much, much more needs to be done.

And the president has been clear that executive action alone is not enough.

As the vice president — who oversees the newly created Office of Weapons of Violence and Prevention — said during today's state dinner, and I know many of you watched very closely as well, she said it doesn't have to be that way.

As our friends in Australia proved. Again, it doesn't have to be that way. It is within the power of Congress to pass legislation that will make our roads safer, make our community safer, and make our schools safer.

The house has a new speaker who said he's ready to get down to business and find common ground. Now is the time, now is the time to find common ground. Let's work together to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines. Let's work together to enact universal background checks, require safe gun storage, and keep guns out of the hands of criminals and dangerous people who have no business arming themselves with a weapon of war.

The president will continue to do everything in his power to protect the American people, to protect our communities to protect our children, and we urge, we urge Republicans in Congress to come to the table to come to the table . If there really is common ground, right now.

A warrant has been issued for Maine mass-murder suspect Robert Card, 40, after a car registered to him was spotted on a boat that landed in Maine.

Maine State Police said at a news conference Thursday that 18 people are dead after a mass shooting that started at a bowling alley called Just-in-Time Recreation in Lewiston Wednesday night and spread to Schemengees Bar and Grill , just four miles away. It marked the deadliest mass shooting in America this year.

Despite the death toll of 18, Maine State Police Colonel William Ross said Mr. Card faces an arrest warrant on eight counts of murder because 10 people have not yet been identified. The number of measurements will increase as these identifications are made.