Report: Sheriff Neglected to Remove Maine Shooter's Guns Before Massacre

An independent commission found that law enforcement should have seized the guns of Army reservist Robert Card and put him in protective custody weeks before he killed 18 people in Maine's deadliest mass shooting. The report criticized the sheriff's office for not initiating a "yellow flag" process to temporarily remove Card's guns during a mental health crisis. The commission's interim report focused on law enforcement actions but was criticized for not addressing broader issues of gun access by potentially dangerous individuals. The commission, assembled by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey, plans to schedule more meetings before issuing a final report in the summer.