Sheriff Joel Merry says Robert Card’s family contacted his office in May. The sheriff’s office also received a request for a wellness check from Card’s Army Reserve unit in September.
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Last asylum-seeking families at Lewiston Ramada moving to Portland motel
They are the last of roughly 20 families housed at the Lewiston inn.
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Edward Little High School student recovering at Massachusetts General Hospital
The baseball pitcher is expected to need several reconstructive surgeries after being shot at Just-In-Time Recreation on Wednesday night.
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Brunswick man, a new father, among Lewiston mass shooting victims
Billy Brackett, 48, was a married father who loved sports and didn’t let being deaf hold him back, his father said.
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This is one loophole in efforts to block gun sales to the mentally ill
Analysis: In the 25 years since the federal background check system was implemented, about 77,000 applications for firearms purchases were denied because the applicant had an ‘adjudicated mental health’ issue.
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Mills abruptly ends press conference on Lewiston shootings after questioning turns combative
Speaking at the State House on Monday afternoon, Gov. Janet Mills stopped short of calling for changes to state or federal gun laws.
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Police identify 2 AR-style rifles, handgun as weapons linked to Lewiston mass shooting
A spokesperson for Maine State Police confirmed Monday that the gun found in Robert Card’s car on Wednesday night was an AR-10 style Ruger SFAR rifle, while officials confirmed a gun shop had declined in August to sell Card a firearm suppressor.
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Red flag law, which Maine rejected, seen as best tool to remove guns during a mental health crisis
The Lewiston shootings have renewed the debate over the state’s less-restrictive yellow flag law.
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Lewiston vigil draws thousands to basilica to honor the slain
Speakers urged the community to ‘stick together’ and stay strong after a gunman killed 18 people Wednesday.
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Survivor recounts darkness and hope during shooting spree at Schemengees Bar & Grille
One witness held a dying man as he watched the gunman walk past while shooting patrons.