Posted on 10/28/23
| News Source: WMAR2NEWS
Scripps News has confirmed that Robert Card, the suspect accused of carrying out mass shootings in Maine, was found dead.
Police in Maine said in a Friday press conference that Card was found in Lisbon, Maine.
Maine Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck said Card was found at 7:45 p.m. Eastern Time near the Androscoggin River in Lisbon Falls.
Card is believed to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Shelter-in-place orders had been lifted in Maine earlier Friday. The new directive allowed people in the area to go about their business freely. Hunting restrictions that were enacted for Lewiston, Lisbon, Bowdoin and Monmouth were lifted Friday night.
Officials said another briefing would take place Saturday at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.
The search for Card was centered in an area along the Androscoggin River near Lisbon. High-tech equipment, including sonar, was brought in to help in the search. Divers were also assisting in the search near an area where a white Subaru belonging to Card had been found.
Sauschuck said Friday some areas were searched multiple times during the manhunt.
"Maine State Police have located the body of Robert Card in Lisbon. He is dead," Maine Governor Janet Mills said during the Friday conference. "Tonight the city of Lewiston, and the state of Maine, begin to move forward on what will be a long and difficult road to healing."