After two days of intense manhunt, suspect in Maine mass shooting found dead

The suspect in a mass shooting in the US state of Maine has been found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after an intense manhunt that lasted more than two days. Earlier this week, Robert Card, a certified firearms instructor and a member of the US Army Reserve, was seen in surveillance footage pointing a semi-automatic weapon with an extended clip as he walked into a bowling alley in the town of Lewiston. Lewiston city councilor Robert McCarthy said that law enforcement had “confirmed 22 dead, many, many more injured”, with local media reporting shootings had occurred at multiple locations. Swathes of Lewiston were locked down, with businesses urged to shutter and people ordered to shelter in place, as the scourge of horrifying gun violence once again ripped through an American community. President Joe Biden made calls — stepping away from a state dinner honoring Australia’s prime minister — to Maine’s governor, its two senators and a local congressman to offer federal support, the White House said.