"Maine Gunman's Elusive Presence During 2-Day Manhunt Raises Questions"

The gunman responsible for the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, that left 18 people dead and 13 injured was likely alive during much of the two-day manhunt that ensued. The assailant, Robert R. Card II, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound eight to 12 hours before his body was found in a trailer at a recycling plant where he once worked. It remains unclear whether he was hiding in the trailer the entire time or if he went there later. The search for the gunman, who carried out the nation's deadliest mass shooting this year, has prompted an independent commission to investigate the shooting and the warning signs leading up to it.