Troubling Timeline: Maine Gunman's Gun History and Family's Concerns
TL;DR
The family of Robert Card, the gunman responsible for the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, had warned police about his mental health and concerns about his access to firearms months before the shooting. The Maine National Guard had also expressed concerns to local police about Card potentially committing a mass shooting. As the community mourns the 18 victims and supports the injured, the governor of Maine expressed relief that the gunman was found dead, and mental health resources have been made available to the public.
- Maine shooting: Robert Card’s gun history emerges - latest updates The Independent
- Cops were sent to Maine gunman’s home weeks before massacres amid concern he ‘is going to snap and commit a mass shooting’ CNN
- Maine mass shooter's family reached out to sheriff 5 months before rampage, sheriff's office says WHAS11
- Former Maine Recycling Corporation manager says he told FBI where gunman was found NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ
- Documents show troubling timeline regarding Maine gunman WCVB Channel 5 Boston
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