#Maine mass shooting

[porterdavis]

[destielmemenews]

"Robert Card’s body was found in a wooded area near Lisbon, a town about 8 miles from where the shooting took place in Lewiston on Wednesday evening, the sources said. That location is close to a recycling plant Card was recently fired from, a law enforcement source told CNN."

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[guardiandae]

I don't know how other states are, but I want people to understand that Maine is a small place.

I'm not a social person, I don't know many people, and I personally have four people who were very very lucky they weren't still at the shooting locations when things went down, including my older brother.

When you read about this mass shooting please remember that many of us here will be only one person removed from being affected by the casualities. Many of us think nothing of it to commute halfway across the state, daily, meaning we have a wide reach of what feels close to home.

If you're also in the area, I hope all of your people are okay. I know we're all waiting to learn victims names and for this guy to be found.

Joking with each other to stay safe visiting Lewiston will never feel the same way again. 💔

[batwynn]

Just a heads up:

I am not near Lewiston Maine, and I am most likely too far away to be in any danger. I do know a lot of people down there, though, and I’m trying to get in contact with who I can. It’s not going to be… good no matter what.

[filosofablogger]

What Keeps Me Awake ...

Tonight, I have much detritus bouncing around in my mind.  So much so that I skipped my afternoon post earlier (Friday) because I was sick and tired of writing about Mike Johnson, about Donald Trump, about Republicans, about the war between Israel and Hamas … is there nothing upbeat to write about anymore?  So … here are just a few of the thoughts bouncing around in my head and destined to keep…

[averycanadianfilm]

2023 Maine Mass Shooting

Wed. Oct. 25, 2023 6:45 pm (based on news reports)

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[thenewsfactsnow]

Maine: 22 Lives Lost in Horrific Mass Shooting, Suspect at Large

A tragic series of mass shootings rocked the tranquil town of Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday, leading to the devastating loss of at least 22 lives and leaving scores of others wounded. The unfolding events sent shockwaves through the community, as law enforcement agencies swiftly mobilized to identify and locate the person of interest, Robert Card, linked to the harrowing incident. The Initial…

[ifaunic]

I want everyone to be very careful with the words they use to describe my state and the situation that is occurring at the moment.

Maine is a rural state, and people are used to driving long distances to see people and even just to go to work. Cities that are about an hour from Lewiston are cancelling events and classes because an hour drive isn’t that long for a Mainer.

This also isn’t a teenager with little to no gun experience getting his hands on a weapon of war. Robert Card is trained former military, highly dangerous, and knows how to aim a gun, shoot properly, reload quickly, change weapons, and unjam a weapon.

There is a large immigrant and refugee population in Lewiston. You will see people mentioning that this could be the fault of “gangs.” It is not. Robert Card is a racist, transphobic, white man who shot at children and families during a bowling league competition. Lewiston’s immigrant and refugee population had absolutely nothing to do with this attack.

Follow news sources, not social media.

And for the love of god, it’s LEWIS-TIN. NOT LEWISTOWN.

[chronicallycouchbound]

For those that don’t know, tonight (October 25th) there has been a series of mass shootings with multiple suspects involved in Lewiston, Maine, USA.

There are 18 confirmed deaths so far and 60+ injured with 2 locations involved. The shooter(s) have not been caught, multiple counties are on active lockdown with shelter-in-place orders.

The primary suspect is a white man from a military background in firearms, Lewiston has one of the largest concentration of refugees in the state, and anytime the Lewiston/Auburn area gets any news coverage, there is an increase in hate violence against all of the people of color in the area.

People and news outlets are absolutely going to try to spin this to place blame on the immigrant and refugee communities in the area. It is so vital that people combat this racist misinformation.

Maine is a small, rural state without the resources or infrastructure for anything like this. Hospitals are overwhelmed, even with backups being called in from New Hampshire and Massachusetts. I'll post updates and fundraisers for the community as they come up. I'm so worried for my community.

[republicansaredomesticterrorists]

Republicans are charlatans and lunatics. They are puppets of Putin and billionaire oligarchs. They are not a serious party and should not be holding positions of power. Their only purpose is to allow oligarchs and corporations to plunder America and to turn back the clock on the domestic front to the dark ages.

[vortain]

I know it's been kind of a shitty couple of weeks, especially given the heartache of what's been going on with Palestine but...

My hometown got hit by a mass shooter tonight;

I don't know if this will get much in the way of traction but I do intend on starting a donation pool and offering commissions in exchange for money for the families affected once more details have been brought forth. Updates on this will be added into a reblog of this post.

[caffeccino]

Lily Academy has fallen on hard times 😔

This is some of my thumbnailing from my sketchbook that I finally scanned! Some of the character ideas got moved around, and the core idea of this story has totally changed from my original ideas of a sort of psuedo-airsoft with an arms race, as they chase those sweet ad dollars... Now it's a bit bleaker 🤪

[destielmemenews]

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[8pmsunset]

please consider donating if you can to the victims of the mass shooting last night in lewiston, maine.

ben dryer's recovery

lewiston mass shooting victims' fund (org. by victims first)

[rfswitchart]

In case none of you know, two nights ago in Lewiston, Maine… There was a mass shooting. I am from Maine (Portland, which is about 40 minutes outside of Lewiston,) and have friends who live there. Thankfully none of those I know were among the victims, but I would like to post this here in case anyone wanted to support the victims' families. It would mean a great deal to me and the people of our state if you did. https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/lewiston-maine-shooting-help