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The body of suspected gunman Robert Card has been found less than 10 miles from where he allegedly killed multiple people in a mass shooting in Maine on Wednesday evening.
Card's alleged deadly rampage across two Lewiston venues killed 18 people in total, including one child, a 14-year-old boy. Police arrived on the scene of the first shooting, where seven people died, with 90 seconds of dispatchers receiving a 911 call. However, the suspect had already travelled to his second location, a restaurant in the south portion of Lewiston, where eight people died. A further three died later in hospital.
The discovery of his body follows a manhunt involving hundreds of state and local police as well as federal agents. For several hours on Thursday night, heavily armed police had surrounded a house in Bowdoin, a small town where the suspect was from, about 15 miles from Lewiston, but could not locate Card.
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Where Was Robert Card's Body Found?
Card's body was found in Lisbon Falls, around 10 miles from where he allegedly killed several people at Schemengees Bar & Grille in Lewiston, the second and final stop on his killing spree.
The body of the suspect was found by law enforcement near a recycling plant in the Lisbon area. Mike Sauschuck, commissioner of the Maine Department of Public Safety, said in a press conference on Friday evening that Card died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Sauchuck added that the body was located at about 7:45 p.m. local time near the Androscoggin River in Lisbon.
His car, a white Subaru Outback that is believed to have been used in the shootings, was found close to where he died along the river. A gun was found in the car, but it is not yet established if it was used in the killings, the Associated Press reports.
Prior to finding Card's body, divers searched the water near a boat launch in Lisbon as well as a farming business in the same town.
Officers found a suicide note at Card's home in Bowdoin, a town several miles east of Lewiston. The note was addressed to his son and did not provide a motive for the shooting. The contents of the note have not been made public.
"I stand before you tonight to report that Maine State Police have located the body of Robert Card in Lisbon. He is dead," Maine Governor Janet Mills said at a press conference on Friday evening, announcing the end of the police hunt.
"Like many Maine people, I breathe a sigh of relief knowing that Robert Card is no longer a threat to anyone else. I know there are many people who share that sentiment. I also know that his death may not bring solace to the victims of this tragedy," Mills added.
Newsweek has contacted Gov. Janet Mills' office for comment via telephone.
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