At least 20 dead in shooting in the United States

At least twenty people died in a shooting in the city of Lewiston, aIn the state of Maine (USA), while the suspect is still on the run, according to American media citing police sources.

According to CNN, citing city officials, the toll has now risen to 22 dead and at least 60 more injured. The figure matches the one given by the Fox News network a little while ago. Other media confirm at least a dozen dead, although there are still no official figures.

NBC, which initially reported 22 deaths, soon updated the figure to between 15 and 20 deaths.

At a news conference, Mike Sauschuck, commissioner of the Maine Department of Public Safety, would not give any exact or approximate death toll because the situation is “fluid.”

Sauschuck limited himself to giving the name of the main “person of interest” identified by the authorities, Robert Card, whose photo was recently published on social media, and who is on the run.

The commissioner said that more More than a hundred agents are working across the country to find him.

The local police called on the population to seek shelter on social networks and warned that it was an “active situation”.

Androscoggin County, where Lewiston is located, is under a “shelter in place” order by local authorities.

In addition, the FBI reported on social media that it was assisting the investigation, but did not provide more information about the incident.

In a message on her X account (formerly Twitter), the state’s governor, Democrat Janet Mills, said she was informed of the situation and asked everyone in the area to follow authorities’ recommendations.

The police identify the suspect
Maine State Police, in the United States, have identified the suspect as Robert Card, 40, and should be considered “armed and dangerous,” Lewiston police said in a statement on social media.

According to CNN He is listed as a military reserve in the state of Maine, and as ABC pointed out, he is a firearms instructor with a history of mental health issues.

Media reports, citing law enforcement sources, said the man spent two weeks this summer in a mental health facility after threatening to carry out a shooting at a National Guard base.

The authorities announced also a photo his vehicle, a white car, which according to local media Lewiston Sun Journal is located near the city of Lisbon, in the state of Maine.