Mainiac blue state gunman had a history of mental illness, authorities say

[Lane Lewis]

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LEWISTON, Maine (NewsNation) — Robert Card, the man suspected of
killing 18 people and injuring 13 more in two Maine shootings, is
dead, investigators confirmed Friday evening.

Maine Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck
said Card’s body was discovered at 7:45 p.m. Friday near the
Androscoggin River in Lisbon Falls. He died of an apparent self-
inflicted gunshot wound, Sauschuck reported. Maine Gov. Janet Mills
said state police found the body.

“I’m breathing a sigh of relief tonight knowing that Robert Card is
no longer a threat to anyone,” Mills said.

At a press conference Saturday, State Department of Public Safety
Commissioner Michael Sauschuck said law enforcement scoured the
Maine Recycling Corp. property, where Card once worked, on Thursday
night. Sauschuck said another state police team returned Friday to
the site, which has about 60 trailers, and found Card’s body
alongside several guns in a trailer that hadn’t been searched.

Sauschuck said Card had a history of mental illness. As for why Card
chose his targets, Sauschuck said it was likely due to paranoia,
that “people were talking about him and there may even have been
some voices at play.”

Sauschuck did not elaborate but said there was no evidence that Card
had ever been involuntarily committed to a mental health facility. A
simple evaluation or voluntary commitment would not have triggered a
prohibition on owning a gun, he said.

Sauschuck also said Saturday that Card’s family called investigators
to provide his name to law enforcement soon after police released
surveillance pictures of the shooter.

“This family has been incredibly cooperative with us,” Sauschuck
said. “Truth be told the first three people that called us … were
family members.”

Card had been sought in a dayslong manhunt since Wednesday, when
investigators say the suspect entered two separate Lewiston
businesses — Schemengees Bar and Just-in-Time Recreation — and
opened fire, killing and injuring multiple people.

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