Maine Mass Shooter's Elusive Presence Haunts 2-Day Manhunt
TL;DR
The medical examiner's report on the Lewiston, Maine shooter, Robert R. Card II, reveals that he likely shot himself eight to 12 hours before his body was found, indicating that he was alive during most of the manhunt that followed his two mass shootings. Card, an Army reservist, killed 18 people and injured 13 others in the shootings at a bowling alley and a bar. The report also mentions Card's history of erratic behavior and his belief that he was being labeled a pedophile. The cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the head, and the manner of death was ruled as suicide. The final report will be released with permission from Card's next of kin.
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