Maine mass shooting suspect Robert Card found dead

The tight-knit community of Lewiston, Maine, that had been gripped by fear and mourning, finally found a glimmer of relief when authorities announced the discovery of Robert Card’s lifeless body.

Card, accused of a horrific mass shooting that claimed 18 lives at a bowling alley and a restaurant earlier in the week, was found deceased on the evening of Friday, October 27, 2023.

Card’s body was located near a river, approximately 10 miles away from the shattered community of Lewiston, with the tragic conclusion being a self-inflicted gunshot wound, as authorities revealed.

Maine Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck detailed that Card’s body was discovered within a box trailer situated in an overflow parking lot of the Maine Recycling Corporation in Lisbon. It was a grim culmination to a manhunt that had gripped the nation in shock and sadness.

Card’s history was closely examined, and it was revealed that he had recently been terminated from his position at the recycling center, according to a law enforcement source cited by CNN. It is unknown whether this employment issue played a role in the tragedy that would unfold.

Two firearms were discovered beside Card’s lifeless body, authorities disclosed. He was also found wearing the same sweatshirt that had been captured in the surveillance video from the night of the mass shooting, indicating that he had not changed his clothes during the intervening days.

The exact moment when Card took his own life remains uncertain. Sauschuck clarified that the facility had been initially searched and deemed clear.

However, the owner of Maine Recycling eventually guided law enforcement to additional trailers that had not been initially identified as part of the same recycling center. It was within one of these overlooked trailers that Card’s body was discovered.

The end of this roughly two-day manhunt brought an immense sense of relief to the serene, picturesque area, where residents had been living in fear and tension, hesitant to leave their homes.

Maine Governor Janet Mills, like many others in the community, expressed her relief that the manhunt and the associated fear had come to an end. The sense of closure may help this grieving community as they begin the long process of healing and recovery from the profound tragedy that has unfolded within their midst.