Police reply to an lively shooter scenario in Lewiston, Maine, late on Wednesday.

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Police reply to an lively shooter scenario in Lewiston, Maine, late on Wednesday.

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Maine Gov. Janet Mills mentioned at a Thursday press convention that 18 folks had been killed and one other 13 injured within the shootings final evening in Lewiston, Maine.

She mentioned she and President Biden have ordered all U.S. and Maine flags lowered to half-staff instantly for 5 days of their honor.

The cities of Lewiston, Lisbon and Bowdoin stay underneath a shelter-in-place order as legislation enforcement proceed looking for Robert Card, whom Mills named as an individual of curiosity and described as armed and harmful. People mustn’t strategy him underneath any circumstances, she added.

She mentioned all of Maine’s 1.3 million residents are sharing within the sorrow of people that misplaced family members.

“This is a dark day for Maine,” she mentioned. “I know it’s hard for us to think about healing when our hearts our broken. But I want every person in Maine to know that we will heal together. We are strong, we are resilient, we are a very caring people.”

For extra protection of the mass taking pictures in Lewiston, Maine, you may observe NPR’s live blog here.