In addition to those killed, between 50 and 60 are injured after mass shootings on Wednesday evening. Lewiston city councilor Robert McCarthy confirms this to CNN. ABC News has also been confirmed by police sources that at least 20 people have died and dozens more have been injured. The perpetrator is said to have opened fire at a bowling alley and a local bar. Armed police stand guard outside Central Maine Medical Center. Photo: Steven Senne / AP The channel points out that it is unclear how many of the injured were hit by bullets. – Armed and dangerous The police confirm the identity of a person they are looking for. He is a 40-year-old man who previously received training as a shooting instructor. He should have recently lost his job at a recycling plant in Maine and should have been wanted by the police for domestic violence, according to CNN. The picture shows a man with a beard, a long-sleeved shirt and trousers, and who is holding an automatic rifle in a firing position. The police ask the public not to contact the man. – He is considered armed and dangerous, says Police Commissioner Mike Sauschuck at Maine’s Department of Public Safety at a press conference. The sheriff’s office also published a picture of a white van that should belong to the man. The car was later found in the city of Lisbon, about a mile south-east of Lewiston, the ministry said. The police are looking for this car, which should belong to the perpetrator. Photo: AP – We have literally hundreds of police officers on the move throughout Maine to find the man, says Sauschuck. Residents of both Lewiston and Lisbon are now being asked to seek shelter while the 40-year-old perpetrator is at large. – Be friendly and stay at home with the doors locked, write the police in Maine. The Androscoggin County Sheriff is urging all stores to close their doors. State police are asking people in Maine to stay inside. – If they see suspicious activity or suspicious persons, please be kind and call 911, the police wrote on Facebook. – Stay away from vegan Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston says in a statement that they are dealing with a situation with many victims, and that they are coordinating with hospitals in the area to accept patients. Hundreds of police officers are participating in the search for a man shot at several locations in Lewiston on Wednesday evening. Photo: AP – Be friendly and stay away from vegans so the emergency services can access hospitals, the police wrote on their Facebook page. President Joe Biden is aware of the incident in Lewiston and has spoken with the governor of Maine, the White House says. The neighboring state of New Hampshire has contributed, among other things, a helicopter to the search. CNN writes that the FBI has offered resources and personnel to the local police. The Ministry of Justice is also monitoring the situation closely. Lewiston lies just under six miles north of Maine’s largest city, Portland.
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