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Robert Card, suspect in Maine mass shooting, found dead

The suspected shooter in a Lewiston mass shooting, which killed 18 people, has been found dead.

LEWISTON, Maine — The body of the man who was being sought in connection with a mass shooting Wednesday in the city of Lewiston that killed 18 people and injured more than a dozen was found Friday night.

Robert Card, 40, of Bowdoin is believed to have shot and killed 18 people and injured 14 Wednesday night at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley, formerly Sparetime Recreation, and Schemengees Bar and Grille Restaurant. 

His body was found in Lisbon at the Maine Recycling Corporation, which is reportedly where he worked. Authorities have confirmed with NEWS CENTER Maine that he is believed to have died by suicide and was wearing the same clothing as the night of the shooting.

The names and ages of all 18 killed were shared Friday afternoon by Maine law enforcement during a press conference. 

Maine State Police said Thursday there was a warrant out for Card's arrest on multiple counts of murder and have been searching the area for Card ever since. A shelter-in-place was issued for Androscoggin County and other nearby communities, but that was lifted Friday night. 

He has been considered to be armed and dangerous, according to police, and members of the public were advised to not approach him or make any contact. 

According to an Army spokesperson, Card is assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 304th Infantry Regiment in Saco, but there are "no records to indicate he instructed or participated in any training," they said in a release. 

The Army Office of the Chief of Public Affairs identified the suspect as Sgt. 1st Class Robert R. Card II, a Petroleum Supply Specialist in the Army Reserve, who enlisted in December 2002. He has zero combat deployments.

Card was the recipient of the Army Achievement Medal, two Army Reserve Component Achievement Medals, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Army Service Ribbon.

The suspect was also an engineering student at the University of Maine from 2001-2004 but did not graduate, according to a UMaine spokesperson. 

Over the summer, Card had been committed to a mental health facility for two weeks and reported "hearing voices and had threatened to carry out a shooting at the military training base in Saco," AP reported.

Card "had been taken by police for an evaluation after military officials became concerned that he was acting erratically in mid-July," a U.S. official reportedly told AP.

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