A Maine sheriff's office released new documents Monday that detail two past complaints about Robert Card that give a fuller picture of his mental health struggles and law enforcement's failed attempts to contact him before he fatally shot 18 people and wounded 13 others in Lewiston last week.
The documents released by the Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office say Card was hearing voices and struggling with paranoia and that, according to the U.S. Army Reserve, he recently told a friend he was "going to shoot up the drill center at Saco and other places."
Family members contacted local police with their concerns about Card in May, but said they worried it would exacerbate the situation if Card knew they had gone to law enforcement. And police failed to make contact with Card following a separate report in which Card's U.S. Army Reserve unit asked for a welfare check.
Gov. Janet Mills on Monday refused to answer questions about reports that law enforcement in Maine had been notified of concerns about Card and failed to take any action. The governor said police are investigating "all aspects" of the mass shootings at Just-in-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar & Grille and that answers will come out "in due course."
Authorities have also confirmed that a gun shop declined to sell a silencer to Card in August after Card acknowledged he had mental health issues on a federal form.
https://www.unionleader.com/news/cr...cle_02babb26-462c-5b77-a4db-9d6293f2d84b.html
Again this shooting could have been prevented
It’s become do nothing about known nuts and use the inevitable shoot-up to get more gun control.
The documents released by the Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office say Card was hearing voices and struggling with paranoia and that, according to the U.S. Army Reserve, he recently told a friend he was "going to shoot up the drill center at Saco and other places."
Family members contacted local police with their concerns about Card in May, but said they worried it would exacerbate the situation if Card knew they had gone to law enforcement. And police failed to make contact with Card following a separate report in which Card's U.S. Army Reserve unit asked for a welfare check.
Gov. Janet Mills on Monday refused to answer questions about reports that law enforcement in Maine had been notified of concerns about Card and failed to take any action. The governor said police are investigating "all aspects" of the mass shootings at Just-in-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar & Grille and that answers will come out "in due course."
Authorities have also confirmed that a gun shop declined to sell a silencer to Card in August after Card acknowledged he had mental health issues on a federal form.
https://www.unionleader.com/news/cr...cle_02babb26-462c-5b77-a4db-9d6293f2d84b.html
Again this shooting could have been prevented
It’s become do nothing about known nuts and use the inevitable shoot-up to get more gun control.