At least 22 people were killed and “many more” were injured by a gunman who opened fire last night, Wednesday, in two different locations in the city of Lewiston, Maine, in the northern United States, according to what the authorities announced.
Robert McCarthy, a member of the Lewiston City Council, told CNN that “the authorities have confirmed that 22 people were killed and many more injured” in the attack, which according to media reports was carried out by a gunman who opened fire in a bowling alley, a restaurant and a bar, while the police confirmed The shooter is still at large.
Image of the Lewiston shooter circulates
Lewiston City Police said in a statement that the suspect in this attack is named Robert Card (40 years old), and he is “armed and dangerous.” The police accompanied their post with a photo of the suspect, which showed a white man armed with a semi-automatic rifle inside a bowling alley. Addressing the public, police said: “Please contact law enforcement if you are aware of his whereabouts.”
According to CNN, these shootings occurred in three different locations in the city: a bowling alley, a restaurant, and a logistics center for the Walmart supermarket.
According to McCarthy, ambulances rushed from all over central Maine to transport the wounded, while Lewiston Hospital summoned “every off-duty employee who could handle this matter.”
Biden call
For its part, the White House announced that President Joe Biden, who was hosting an official dinner in honor of the Australian Prime Minister, telephoned Maine Governor Janet Mills, two senators and a member of the local Congress to confirm the federal government’s support for them.
The authorities asked the city’s residents to remain in place, published a picture of a white car and asked citizens to contact them if they found it.
In turn, NBC News reported, citing a police source, that the number of injured ranged between 50 and 60 others, and the mayor requested the public’s help in identifying the suspect, a bearded man wearing a long-sleeved shirt and jeans who was carrying a rifle at the site. shooting.
Maine Medical Center in Lewiston issued a statement saying it was “responding to numerous casualties and random shootings” and coordinating with area hospitals to receive patients.
Lewiston is part of the Androscoggin region and is located about 56 kilometers north of Portland.
With more guns than people, the United States recorded the highest firearm death rate among all developed countries, at 49,000 in 2021 compared to 45,000 in 2020.
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2023-10-26 04:57:53
