In America’s latest horrific mass shooting incident –shockingly, the 36th this year – 18 people were killed and 13 injured when gunman Robert Card went on the rampage at two locations in Lewiston, Maine, on 25 October.
Card –an army reservist –had previously spent two weeks in a military psychiatric facility, and his worried family had even warned police of his deteriorating mental state. Suffering with advanced hearing loss, possibly due to regularly being around gunfire, Card’s victims included a community group for deaf people during the massacres at a bowling alley and bar. His body was found two days after a huge manhunt was launched.
GUNMAN: ROBERT CARD
Card, 40 – who’d joined the US Army reserves in 2002 – was reported to police in May this year by his ex-wife and 18-year-old son, when he began suffering auditory hallucinations after being fitted with hearing aids. His Army unit also reported him in July, after he threatened to “shoot up” his base in Maine. A fellow soldier said he feared Card would “snap and commit a mass shooting”. Despite the Army restricting his access to guns, Card managed to source weapons to carry out his horrific attacks.
VICTIMS: ROLL CALL OF TRAGEDY
Ranging in age from 14 to 76, the names of the dead were revealed in a press conference by Commissioner Mike Sauschuck, who said, “Right now, we should only be really thinking about the victims. That’s also the suspect’s family – they were very forthcoming to law enforcement.” Counselling services were set
