These photos show victims of the Maine Shooting, Top from left, Ronald G. Morin, Peyton Brewer-Ross, Joshua A. Seal, Bryan M. MacFarlane, Joseph Lawrence Walker, Arthur Fred Strout. Second row from left, Maxx A. Hathaway, Stephen M. Vozzella, Thomas Ryan Conrad, Michael R. Deslauiers II, Jason Adam, Tricia C. Asselin. Third Row from left, William A. Young, Aaron Young, Robert E. Violette and Lucille M. Violette, William Frank, Keith D. Macneir. Credit: Courtesy of the Maine Department of Public Safety / AP
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"We can pass critical gun safety measures, and I look forward to working with my colleagues in the Maine Legislature to do so."

About 150 people gathered at the steps of Bangor City Hall Sunday evening for a candlelight vigil to honor the lives of the 18 people killed in a mass shooting in Lewiston last week.

Flowers, photographs and candles adorn a makeshift shrine outside Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston Sunday night, Oct. 29, 2023. A gunman opened fire Wednesday night, killing eight people inside.

Dan Beazley of Detroit, Michigan stands outside Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston on Sunday night, Oct. 29, 2023 after driving 14 hours with a ten-foot, cedar cross in the back of his Ford Truck. Beazley said he wanted to try and comfort the city after last week’s mass shooting.

A candle, flowers and photographs adorn a makeshift shrine outside Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston Sunday night, Oct. 29, 2023. A gunman opened fire Wednesday night, killing eight people inside.

Dan Beazley leads an ad hoc group of mourners in prayer outside Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston on Sunday night, Oct. 29, 2023. Beazley drove 14 hours from Detroit, Michigan with a ten-foot, wooden cross in the back of his truck to try and comfort the city after a gunman killed 18 people on Wednesday.

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People linger Sunday after a vigil for the victims of Wednesday’s mass shootings outside the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston.

Bangor, Maine — October 29, 2023 — About 150 people gathered at the steps of Bangor City Hall Sunday evening for a candlelight vigil to honor the lives of the 18 people killed in two shootings in Lewiston last week.

About 150 people gathered at the steps of Bangor City Hall Sunday evening for a candlelight vigil ceremony to honor the lives of the 18 people killed in two shootings in Lewiston last week.

A man prays during a candlelight vigil held Sunday night at Bangor City Hall in honor of the 18 people killed in two shootings in Lewiston last week.

Mahkayla Mailman of Levant hugs her children, Axton, 5, and Zoey, 9, at a candlelight vigil in Bangor on Sunday night. About 150 people gathered at the steps of Bangor City Hall to honor the lives of the 18 people killed in two shootings in Lewiston last week. Mailman’s father, who lives in Lewiston, plays cornhole at Schemengees Bar and Grille, but he stayed home on the night of the shootings.

Gabriel Gilfillan, 10, and his sister Layla, 8, of Bangor kneel on the steps of Bangor City Hall during a candlelight vigil Sunday evening to honor the lives of the 18 people killed in two shootings in Lewiston last week.

About 150 people gathered at the steps of Bangor City Hall Sunday evening for a candlelight vigil to honor the lives of the 18 people killed in two shootings in Lewiston last week.

Members of the New Apostolic Church sing a pray at a makeshift memorial outside a bowling alley, the site of one of this week’s mass shootings, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. A gunman killed multiple people at the bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston on Wednesday.

A man walks past a make-shift memorial at the base of the Lewiston sign at Veteran’s Memorial Park, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. The community is working to heal following shooting deaths of 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston on Wednesday, Oct. 25.

Leroy Walker, an Auburn city councilor, hugs people at Anniversary Park in Auburn during a Halloween event Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Walker’s son, Joseph Walker, was killed in a mass shooting while working at Schemengees Bar and Grille, Wednesday night in Lewiston. (Billy Kobin | BDN)

Lindsay Marlow, facing camera, hugs Courtney Majoros on Saturday at a vigil in Lisbon for the victims of this week’s mass shootings. Courtney Majoros’ brother, Max Hathaway, was one of the people killed in separate shootings in nearby Lewiston on Wednesday.

People gather Saturday at a vigil in Lisbon Falls for victims of last week’s mass shootings.

People gather at a vigil in Lisbon Falls, Maine, for the victims of this week’s mass shootings, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

A woman visits a makeshift memorial outside Sparetime Bowling Alley, the site of one of this week’s mass shootings, Saturday, in Lewiston. A gunman killed multiple people at the bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston on Wednesday.

At a makeshift memorial shows images of members of the deaf community who were killed in the mass shooting at Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston, Maine, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.

Candles burn up the street from the Schemengees Bar and Grille in the aftermath of a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.

A sign welcomes motorists to Lewiston on Friday night, Oct. 27, 2023.

A wife and husband, who didn’t want to give their names, are interviewed by the local, national and international press who commandeered his driveway while covering the aftermath of the Lewiston shooing tragedy on Thursday night, Oct. 26, 2023, on the Meadow Road in Bowdoin.

Jeffrey David, 55, pulls a cart along Rt. 196 with a homemade sign to show his support for Lewiston, the city where he has spent his whole life. “I want to tell everyone in Lewiston to be strong,” David said.

An encouraging sign lights up the night on Lisbon Street in Lewiston on Friday.

Official Maine State Police Timeline

Wednesday, Oct. 25

6:56 p.m.

First 9-1-1 reports of active shooter at Just In Time bowling alley in Lewiston. The first local officers arrive on scene minutes later but after Card has already left.

7:08 p.m.

Reports of active shooter at Schemengees Bar & Grille in Lewiston

9:20 p.m.

Robert R. Card II is identified as the suspected gunman and police are provided with his vehicle information

10:01 p.m.

A perimeter is established around Card’s home in Bowdoin

10:08 p.m.

Card’s white Subaru is located near a boat launch in Lisbon

10:23 p.m.

State police tactical teams arrive at the boat launch to find 30 to 40 police officers surrounding the car and their cruisers filling the parking lot

10:37 p.m.

Tactical team confirms Card is not in the vehicle and report a rifle and magazines are observed inside

10:52 p.m.

Reports received of loud noises at a local farm, later cleared after tactical response

Thursday, Oct. 26

1:10 a.m.

Tactical teams search Lisbon family also owned by Card family

8 a.m.

Tactical teams are assigned to search the woods north of the boat landing with K9s, serve a search warrant in Bowdoin and investigate a tip at a residence in Monmouth

12:30 p.m.

Tactical teams are assigned to search the main building of Maine Recycling (Card’s former place of employment) and search the trail south of the boat launch, which leads toward Maine Recycling

12:30 p.m.

Teams also clear a residence in Brunswick and conduct a consent search of a Brunswick residence

Friday, Oct. 27

2:45 a.m.

Tactical teams search and clear gravel pit in Lisbon as well as an apartment in Lewiston based on tips

8 a.m.

Teams are assigned to search woods in Bowdoin, two residences in Monmouth, a shooting range/pit is Lisbon Falls, area around Brookfield dam in Brunswick, and respond to gunshot reports in three locations in Lisbon

8 a.m.

State police and Warden Service dive teams begin search of the Androscoggin River near the Lisbon boat launch while other search the riverbanks

12:30 p.m.

Teams also clear a residence in Brunswick and conduct a consent search of a Brunswick residence

7:45 p.m.

Card’s body is found by tactical teams in trailer in a Maine Recycling overflow lot after the business owner asks whether police had searched the site

8:10 p.m.

Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identifies Card based on a photo comparison and authorizes the public release of his death

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