"Friend's Warning Ignored: Maine Shooter's Risk Foretold Months in Advance"

Despite multiple warning signs and a direct text from his friend and fellow Army reservist Sean Hodgson, authorities downplayed the concerns about Robert Card's deteriorating mental state and access to guns, ultimately failing to prevent Maine's deadliest mass shooting. Hodgson's efforts to alert the Army about Card's potential for violence were dismissed, and despite a series of missed opportunities to intervene, Card fatally shot 18 people before taking his own life. Hodgson, who had warned authorities about Card's behavior, is pushing back against criticism and believes more could have been done to help his friend and prevent the tragedy.