Statements from a neighbor
A large area of the city remains on lockdown as the search for the shooter continues, with authorities setting up barricades amid orders to close schools and businesses while advising residents to stay home. Maine Gov. Janet Mills said the suspect was considered “armed and dangerous, and police are warning Maine residents not to approach him under any circumstances.” “This attack strikes at the very heart of who we are and the values we hold dear,” Mills added during a press conference. “It’s a dark day for Maine.” Police identified the attacker as Robert Card, 40, and released his photo with a beard, wearing a brown jacket, blue pants and brown shoes, armed with a semi-automatic rifle in bowling. Police surrounded Card’s father’s home near Bowdoin on Thursday evening. One of his former neighbors, Dave Letarte, said he was “stunned” by the news of the shooting. “I would never have expected that from him,” the man told AFP, referring to the youngest Cards. Schemengees Bar & Grille restaurant manager Joseph Walker was among the fatal victims, according to testimony given by his father, Leroy Walker, to NBC. He said his family was “suffering and dying in a nightmare we don’t understand.” “We stayed up all night. We didn’t know where to go, who to turn to,” he added.
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