At least 22 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a gunman went on a shooting spree in the northeastern state of Maine in the United States.
Two law enforcement officials in the city of Lewiston told The Associated Press news agency on condition of anonymity that the death toll from the attack was likely to rise.
State and local police said that they were searching for a suspect who remained at large. They did not say how many people had been killed or hurt. About 39,000 people live in Lewiston.
The Lewiston Police Department released a photo on its Facebook page of a person of interest, named Robert Card.
“CARD should be considered armed and dangerous,” they wrote.
A state police bulletin said Card had been trained as a firearms instructor at a US Army reserve training centre in Maine but had spent two weeks in a mental health facility during the summer.
Police earlier shared two photos of a bearded man in a long-sleeved brown shirt and dark combat trousers with a rifle raised to his shoulder. They also released a photo of an abandoned white SUV with its doors open, asking the public for information.
Al Jazeera’s John Hendren joins us live from Washington, DC for the latest updates.
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Condolences to the families and friends of the innocent victims.
Like all innocents being murdered around the world
This is the cost of freedom. Freedom is not free.
Right on schedule….
Well who needs scary movies when we have people acting like this. This is true terror.
Funny how the American media is not calling these acts barbaric 🤔!
When a white man kills , its mental problem and when muslim does same he is a terrorist
He was Mentally Insane
That’s what the media say
White terrorism is the biggest threat in US.
Looks like CIA is back at it again. 😅 puppet just following his script.
If its one of them then its a “MASS SHOOTING”
If its a guy with a beard, and a cap then its “ISLAMIC TERRORISM” 😅😅😅
I like how they differentiate…😂😂😂
If he was a Muslim he would be already called terrorist but since he is not a Muslim he is a mentally unstable and got a rifle after being diagnosed with mental problems. Hypocrisy Hypocrisy Hypocrisy Hypocrisy
why are you not labeling him as a terrorist?
AR-15’s are not assault weapons, an M16/M4 is an assault weapon. If it shoots in burst/full auto it is an assault rifle.
So sad 😭
He could always say he has israeli citizenship and say he was acting in self defence.
Label him terrorist
Yes if it’s white guy, he is mentally ill but if he’s Muslim then he is terrorist. Old tricks
As per the US government he too had the right to self defence…
If he was muslim they woud say terrorism crime 😂😂😂
The western exposed
Biden want to focus American into mental news…. Free🆓 Palestine