Police say the person of interest is 40-year-old Robert Card and they're saying he should be considered armed and dangerous.
Police are still searching for a person of interest in what they're calling a mass casualty incident in the city of Lewiston, Maine. Officials say at least 20 people have died and dozens more injured in this latest mass shooting.
Authorities say Card has a history of military services, is a firearms instructor and was treated at a mental-health facility over the summer after allegedly saying that he was hearing voices. One witness said she heard a loud bang before her father -- a retired cop -- corralled her and her family into a corner.Dumont was bowling with her 11-year-old daughter when she heard several shots. During the chaos, she said she saw three or four bodies on the ground.Card is now on the run, triggering a shelter-in-place order in Lewiston, as well as in neighboring Lisbon, Maine, where police say they found a white Suburu that is believed to be owned by the Card.
President Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland have been briefed. The White House released a statement offering, "full federal support in the wake of this horrific attack."
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