Gun attacks in the US state of Maine: 22 dead, shooter on the run

There were also up to 60 injured. The shooter was on the run, local authorities and several US media reported. According to police, the suspected perpetrator was in the city of Lewiston. However, there was initially no official confirmation of the number of victims.

However, a member of the Lewiston City Council, Robert McCarthy, told CNN that according to the city administration’s findings, there were already 22 dead and “many, many more injured.” McCarthy said the small town’s hospitals weren’t equipped to handle a situation like this – “they’re doing what they can.” The situation is surreal. “It’s just so unreal. You see it on the news and you tell yourself it’s never going to happen here. And then it happens here and it just blows your mind.”

• Localization: This is where one of the shootings took place

Gun attacks in multiple locations

The police authorities in the city of Lewiston and Androscoggin County said emergency services responded to gun attacks in several locations. The local newspaper “Sun Journal”, citing a police spokesman, reported three crime scenes: a bowling alley, a restaurant and a Walmart distribution center.

Police released surveillance camera images of a suspected shooter and asked the public for help identifying the suspect pictured, a bearded man in a long-sleeved shirt and jeans who was holding a rifle in a firing position.

Suspect at large

It was said that the suspect had not yet been caught. Residents in the area were urged to seek safety. The hospital in Lewiston spoke of “numerous victims.” It is working with surrounding hospitals to accommodate all patients.

Lewiston, with around 37,000 residents, is part of Androscoggin County and is located about 35 miles north of Portland, Maine’s largest city.

In the USA, rampages and fatal shootings are sadly part of everyday life. Firearms are readily available and widely circulated in the United States. Bloody attacks with many victims regularly shake the country.

Biden offers “full support.”

The White House said US President Joe Biden had been informed of the incident and would continue to be kept up to date. He spoke on the phone with Maine Governor Janet Mills, as well as with members of Congress from the state, and offered full federal support after the “horrible attack.”

Biden was hosting a state banquet for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the U.S. government headquarters on Wednesday evening while the attack occurred in Maine.

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