22 people were killed when a shooter went on a rampage in Maine. Now, there is a big search going on to find the shooter.
2 min read 2023-10-26, 01:10 PM IST
A very sad event happened in Lewiston (second most populous city in the U.S state), Maine, and it caused at least 22 people to die and almost 60 people to get hurt. The person believed to have committed this mass shooting was identified as a gun teacher in the US Army Reserve. The first round of shots happened a little before 7 pm in the evening.
The Sheriff’s Office in Androscoggin County shared pictures of the suspect carrying a gun on Facebook and said that he is currently on the loose. The hospital in Lewiston, Central Maine Medical Center, announced how they would handle a situation where many people are hurt or killed by a person with a gun. They worked together with hospitals nearby to make room for the large number of patients coming in.
Emergency workers were sent to different places where the shootings took place. These places include a bowling alley, a restaurant, and a Walmart distribution center.
After the horrible incident, police started a big search across the whole state of Maine to find the person they believe committed the crime. A white SUV that the person was thought to have used was found in Lisbon, a town about 7 miles to the southeast. Officials asked people in Lewiston and Lisbon to stay inside their homes to keep themselves safe.
The Maine State Police have told people in the second-largest city in Maine to stay inside their homes after something bad happened. This was a response to news about a dangerous person shooting in many places at the same time.
Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County, which is about 35 miles north of Portland, Maine’s biggest city. This very sad event has made the community very surprised and sad about the deaths of many people.
