Oct 26, 2023 at 4:37 AM Update: 23 minutes ago
At least 22 people were killed in various shootings in the American state of Maine during the night from Wednesday to Thursday (Dutch time). Another fifty to sixty people were injured. The perpetrator is still on the run.
A gunman opened fire at at least two locations in the town of Lewiston. The man walked into a bowling alley and a restaurant and opened fire.
Op Facebook local police have shared photos of the alleged shooter. This concerns images from the shooting and a portrait of a possible suspect. Photos of his car, a white SUV, have also been circulated on social media.
The police ask anyone who recognizes the suspect to contact them. The suspect’s vehicle has now reportedly been found in the town of Lisbon, just outside Lewiston. Lisbon residents are asked to stay indoors.
The approximately 37,000 residents of Lewiston itself had previously been asked to stay indoors. Schools in the locality will keep their doors closed today. Residents of neighboring Auburn have also been warned.
President Joe Biden has been briefed on the incident. He’s in contact with the governor of Maine. The state is located in the far northeastern part of the US, on the border with Canada.
The last time a shooting in the US resulted in more than 20 deaths was in May 2022, when a man shot and killed 19 children and two teachers at a school in Uvalde, Texas.
The American police have shared a photo of the alleged shooter via Facebook, among others. Photo: AFP
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