LEWISTON, United States: Hundreds of police in the US state of Maine hunted on Thursday (Oct 26) for a fugitive gunman who killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar, as President Joe Biden mourned "yet another senseless and tragic mass shooting".
The rampage in the small northeastern town of Lewiston also left 13 people wounded, three critically, in the deadliest shooting this year in America.
A wide area around Lewiston was locked down during the tense search as authorities erected roadblocks, ordered schools and businesses closed, and told residents to stay indoors.
Governor Janet Mills said the suspect was "considered armed and dangerous, and police advise that Maine people should not approach him under any circumstances".
"This attack strikes at the very heart of who we are and the values we hold dear," Mills told a press conference. "This is a dark day for Maine."
Police named the suspect as 40-year-old Robert Card - seen in surveillance footage pointing a semi-automatic rifle as he walked into the Sparetime Recreation bowling alley.
Police converged on the home of Card's father in nearby Bowdoin early Thursday evening, closing off roads.
One longtime neighbour, Dave Letarte, said news of the shooting "floored me".
"I would have never expected that from him," he told AFP of the younger Card.
Joseph Walker, a manager at the Schemengees Bar & Grille, was among those killed the night before, his father Leroy Walker told NBC News.
Walker said his family was "suffering and dying in a nightmare we don't understand".
"We were up all night. We didn't know where to go, who to turn to," he said.
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2023-10-26 15:54:00Z
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