Thursday, 26 October 2023

A manhunt underway after a mass shooting in Maine.

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A gunman remains at large after killing at least 15 people and wounding at least 50 others in a mass shooting at a bar and bowling alley in Maine. Plus, a new speaker of the House was elected after three weeks of Republican chaos to fill the vacancy.

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A gunman remains at large after killing at least 15 people and injuring up to 50 in a mass shooting in Maine.

A manhunt is underway for a gunman who opened fire last night at a bar and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, killing at least 15 people and injuring 50, police said. Photos released by law enforcement showed a man in a hooded sweatshirt holding a long black rifle in what appeared to be the entrance to the bowling alley. A "person of interest" identified as Robert R. Card, 40, of Bowdoin, was being sought, and schools and municipal buildings in the community of around 40,000 residents were closed today. Mayor Jason Levesque of neighboring Auburn spoke to TODAY this morning, calling the tragedy "a surreal experience." Here's the latest.

What we know about Robert Card, the person of interest in the Lewiston shootings.

Early this morning, police said they were looking for a 40-year-old man named Robert Card in connection with the fatal shootings at two locations in Lewiston, Maine. Authorities have not disclosed any information about him, but he's believed to be a trained firearms instructor who was in the Army Reserve. A bulletin put out by the Maine Information and Analysis Center also said Card "recently reported mental health issues to include hearing voices" and "threats to shoot up" a National Guard base. Lewiston Police posted a photo of him on Facebook, and Maine State Police said he was "armed and dangerous." Read more.

Rep. Mike Johnson was elected the 56th speaker of the House, ending weeks of GOP chaos.

House lawmakers elected Republican Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson, 51, to be the new speaker of the House yesterday after the position had been vacant for more than three weeks following the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy. All 220 Republicans cast their vote for Johnson after three previous candidates had struggled to garner the necessary 217 votes. Johnson is a conservative Donald Trump ally who played an instrumental role in the GOP's effort to overturn the 2020 election. "Let the enemies of freedom around the world hear us loud and clear — the people's House is back in business," Johnson said in his address to the House chamber. With a speaker in place, Congress can now address avoiding a government shutdown before the Nov. 17 deadline and delivering aid packages to Ukraine and Israel. Continue reading.

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