LEWISTON, Maine — Following a tragedy in Lewiston, Maine on Wednesday, state officials have shared the names of the 18 people who lost their lives.
Eighteen people total were killed in shootings at two different locations about 4 miles apart from each other Wednesday evening. Seven people were killed at the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley, formerly Sparetime Recreation, eight were killed at Schemengees Bar and Grille Restaurant, and three died at a nearby hospital, Gov. Janet Mills said Thursday morning during a press conference alongside local and state law enforcement.
Thirteen people were injured, Mills said. Dozens more are believed injured but were not brought to the hospital for treatment.
On Friday at a 5 p.m. press conference, Maine Department of Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck identified all 18 victims of the mass shooting:
- Ron G. Morin, 55
- Peyton Brewer-Ross, 40
- Joshua A. Seal, 36
- Bryan M. MacFarlane, 41
- Joseph Lawrence Walker, 57
- Arthur Fred Strout, 42
- Maxx A. Hathaway, 35
- Stephen M. Vozzella, 45
- Thomas Ryan Conrad, 34
- Michael R. Deslauriers II, 51
- Jason Adam Walker, 51
- Tricia C. Asselin, 53
- William A. Young, 44
- Aaron Young, 14
- Robert E. Violette, 76
- Lucille M. Violette, 73
- William Frank Brackett, 48
- Keith D. Macneir, 64
A shelter-in-place remained active since Wednesday while the suspect remained at large, but it was lifted as of 5 p.m. Friday.
The search for suspect Robert Card, 40, of Bowdoin, ended Friday when his body was found by law enforcement crews at a recycling facility in Lisbon, according to The Associated Press.
More than 350 law enforcement officials across the state and region were searching for 40-year-old Robert Card of Bowdoin, who faces eight murder charges, with many other charges likely to follow.
According to an Army spokesperson, Card is assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 304th Infantry Regiment in Saco, but there are "no records to indicate he instructed or participated in any training," they said in a release.
Card also reportedly was committed to a mental health facility for two weeks this past summer and reported "hearing voices and had threatened to carry out a shooting at the military training base in Saco," AP reported.