Suspect found dead with self inflicted wounds
The body of Robert R. Card, 40, was discovered in the woods near the neighboring town of Lisbon Falls, near where police found his abandoned vehicle shortly after the shooting spree on Wednesday night. (AP photo)
Hundreds of police searched for suspect
Hundreds of law enforcement officers descended on southern Maine this week, searching for a military-trained outdoorsman who vanished after police say he killed 18 people in two separate shootings Wednesday. (Reuters photo)
Search for suspect leveraged old-fashioned footwork and new technology
Federal agents searched several properties associated with Card, and investigators were analyzing his financial information and digital fingerprint, including social media posts. (AP photo)
Community under siege, as police continued search
Police received more than 530 tips and leads and were looking at each one. A digital tip line set up by the FBI so that people could submit security camera footage and other media that could reveal clues about the shooting or Card's movements had received more than 100 submissions. (AP photo)
Victims identified and honored
Authorities also officially released the names and ages of the victims for the first time, revealing that a cross section of Lewiston people had been killed (Reuters photo)
Honouring the victims
A teen bowler, a shipbuilder and a sign language interpreter were among the victims of the shooting that killed 18 poeple. (AP photo)
City mourns the victims
The attacks stunned a state of only 1.3 million people that has one of the country’s lowest homicide rates: 29 killings in all of 2022. Mills said Friday that many Maine residents will know someone who died. (AP photo)
Card to be charged with 18 counts of murder
The victims of the shootings include Bob Violette, 76, a retiree who was coaching a youth bowling league and was described as devoted, approachable and kind. Auburn City Councilor Leroy Walker told news outlets that his son, Joe, a manager at the bar and grill, died going after the shooter with a butcher knife. (AP photo)
Biden calls for GOP help on gun violence
President Joe Biden called on Republicans in Congress to help keep Americans safe from gun violence and praised police for their efforts to track down the Maine. Biden said the shooting and anxious search for the gunman has been tragic "not just for Lewiston, Maine, but for our entire country." (AP photo)
Lewiston stands strong
The incident in the state's second-largest city marks the 36th mass killing in the United States this year, according to the Associated Press and USA Today collaborative database maintained in partnership with Northeastern University. (AFP photo)
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