– Come out, without having anything in your hands. Put your hands in the air, the police shouted outside a residence at Bowdoin in Maine on Friday night. Large police forces surrounded a home believed to belong to relatives of the suspected mass shooter who shot and killed 18 people on Thursday. The police are looking for places where the wanted perpetrator may have connections, and is part of the procedure to be able to execute a search warrant, writes ABC News. But the perpetrator has still not been arrested, and that means that a grieving local community cannot gather to mourn. Also last night, residents of Lewiston were asked to stay home and stay safe. A dark day – It is with deep sadness that I stand before you today to tell you that 18 people lost their lives and 13 people were injured, Governor Janet Mills said Thursday evening. Then politicians and police held a new press conference after the worst massacre in the history of the state of Maine. Mills describes it as a dark day for the state of Maine after a suspected man opened fire at a bowling alley and a local bar in Lewiston on Thursday night US time. Six men and a woman were found dead in the bowling alley. Eight men were found inside or outside the bar. another three died after being taken to hospital. Both federal police, state police and local police have been looking for the perpetrator since the night of Thursday. Susan Collins, who is a Republican senator from Maine, described the massacre as a heinous attack and emphasized that something like this had never happened before in Maine. Known three of those killed news meets Laurie Ford, who lives just around the corner from the bar where at least seven were killed. – It is so heartbreaking that it happened. Everyone knows everyone here, says Ford. The police are present at the bar where the perpetrator is said to have shot several people. Photo: AFP Ford himself worked in the bar Schemengees a few years ago. She knows several of those who have died. She is back in her yellow house to get some things. – I don’t know if I can bear to be here tonight, says Ford. Laurie Ford did several interviews Thursday. Photo: Tove Bjørgaas / news While news is talking to Ford, five or six police cars drive up a hill with full sirens. She doesn’t think the perpetrator is around anymore. – He may already be in another state. I don’t know what the police know, but maybe the perpetrator had a waiting car in which he ran away? He can be above all heaps, says Ford. Not familiar with motif Lewiston is a small town, although it is Maine’s second most populous. Thursday is quiet. Shops, banks and a McDonald’s restaurant are closed and people are staying indoors. They have been informed of this by the police and authorities. There are no cars queuing for the drive-thru at the local McDonald’s restaurant when news is at the site on Thursday. Photo: Tove Bjørgaas / news According to Police Commissioner Mike Sauschuck, they do not yet know of any motive for the murders. Latest news from Maine on the mass shooting. Biden wants gun regulation – the United States is mourning another senseless and tragic mass shooting, says US President Joe Biden in a statement. Now he’s asking Republicans to help ban assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and introduce universal background checks. – Far too many Americans have family members who have been killed or injured as a result of gun violence. This is not normal and we cannot accept it, says Biden. He goes on to say that his administration is offering everything it can to support the people of Maine. Democratic politicians here have tried to get austerity measures passed over the past year, but despite the party having a majority in the state assembly, they have not been able to pass stricter gun laws. Democratic governor Janet Mills was criticized for not being too concerned with restricting access to firearms in the small state where many people go hunting and 48 percent of households own guns. Wants a ban At a press conference Thursday night, US Democrat Jared Golden, who represents Lewiston, says his previous opposition to banning guns was wrong. – Now the time has come for me to take responsibility for that “failure”. I would therefore urge the United States Congress to ban assault rifles. Similar to the one used by the perpetrator, says Jared Golden at the press conference. Furthermore, he asked for forgiveness from voters and the families of those who have lost theirs. In Maine, you do not need a permit to carry a concealed weapon, and the state does not require a background check for anyone who wants to buy a gun. – Do not contact the man The hunt for the 40-year-old perpetrator is still ongoing as he is still at large. The police describe him as armed and dangerous. The police ask the public not to contact the man. A surveillance image released by the police shows the 40-year-old on his way into a bowling alley. Photo: AP – We have deployed all available state resources, including psychiatric health personnel, says the governor, who adds that they are examining the suspect’s mental health. Biden and Governor Mills are calling for flags to be flown at half-staff to “remember the victims of the senseless act of violence.” Specialist in the reserve army Reuters writes that the 40-year-old will be a specialist in petroleum supply in the American reserve forces. They quote information from the army. Reuters further writes that the perpetrator enlisted in 2002 and has no combat experience. He has received several awards for his service, according to CNN. The man has previously received training as a shooting instructor. He is said to have recently lost his job at a recycling plant in Maine and is said to have been in the police’s spotlight for domestic violence, writes CNN. The car of the suspected perpetrator. Photo: AP The Sheriff’s Office published a photo of a white car that should belong to the man. The car was later found in the city of Lisbon, about a mile southeast of Lewiston, the ministry said. – We have hundreds of police officers on the move throughout Maine to find the man, says Sauschuck. Residents of Lewiston and Lisbon have been asked to shelter in place while the 40-year-old man is at large. – Stay at home with the doors locked, write the police. 18 people are dead after the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. Deadliest so far this year The mass shooting in Lewiston is the deadliest in the United States so far this year, writes Sky News. There have been more than 560 mass shootings in the United States this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people are injured or killed. Since 2014, more than 39,000 Americans have been shot and killed on average each year. – Lost wonderful people The bowling alley, which is one of the scenes of the shooting, writes in a Facebook post that they feel devastated on behalf of the local community and their employees, according to CNN. – We have lost some wonderful and good-hearted people from our bowling family last night. There are no words that can ease our pain or make it better.
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