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Lewiston shooting survivor inspiring others with return to the hockey rink
A hockey player was shot four times in the Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting, but after more than 20 surgeries, he’s back at the rink in a new capacity. We spoke to Kyle Secor, now an associate coach of the Maine Nordiques, about all the support he’s received on his recovery journey.
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Lifelong friends charged Lewiston shooter, saving lives in their final moments
Vicki Roy and Jill Walker, the older sisters of two men credited with saving lives at a Lewiston bowling alley during the mass shooting on Oct. 25, 2023, are sharing their story one year later, even though their brothers would shun the attention.
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Survivors and families of Lewiston mass shooting victims take legal action
Dozens of people are suing the U.S. Army, Department of Defense and Keller Army Community Hospital in connection with the mass shootings that killed 18 people last year in Lewiston, Maine.
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Maine mass shooting survivors and families taking legal action
Almost a year after the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history, 100 survivors and victims’ families of the Lewiston mass shooting are taking legal action. Tuesday, they’re actually serving a legal notice to the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army and Keller Army Community Hospital in New York. They cite negligence, saying the agencies named failed to appropriately respond...
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Woman who lost husband, son working to get Lewiston massacre gunman's records
A woman who lost her husband and son in Maine’s deadliest shooting is seeking the gunman’s health and military records through the probate process.
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Lewiston mass shooter may have been stalking ex-coworkers to ambush them, report says
The Department of Homeland Security released a new report this week that suggests the gunman who shot and killed 18 people in Lewiston, Maine, last October could have been stalking his ex-coworkers at the Maine Recycling Corp. in Lisbon to ambush them, according to the Portland Press Herald. While there were cameras at the main facility, the report revealed that…
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Army review finds ‘series of failures' in lead-up to mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine
The investigation indicated the Lewiston gunman had a “hit list,” bragged that he could kill 100 people with a rifle scope he’d bought, and told a health care provider that he decided to quit his job “before he ended up killing someone,” an Army report said...
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Army review finds ‘series of failures' in lead-up to mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine
Three Army Reserve officers were disciplined for dereliction of duty in the aftermath of a rampage in which a reservist killed 18 people in Maine, according to an Army report that cited communication failures within the chain of command, and between military and civilian hospitals, among other shortcomings revealed during an investigation. The Army review, released Tuesday, unearthed “a series…
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Post-Lewiston gun laws, mental health supports signed into law in Maine
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, expanding background checks for private sales of weapons, bolstering the state’s “yellow flag” law, criminalizing the transfer of guns to prohibited people and expanding mental health crisis care. The governor told lawmakers during...
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Bodycam footage shows police speaking with killer months before Maine mass shootings
An interaction between New York State Police and the man who eventually carried out the deadly mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, is seen in a newly-released video.
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In video, Maine gunman said reservists were scared because he was ‘capable' of doing something
An Army reservist responsible for Maine’s deadliest mass shooting told state police in New York before his hospitalization last summer that fellow soldiers were worried about him because he was ”gonna friggin’ do something.” Reservist Robert Card told troopers who escorted him to a hospital in upstate New York that fellow reservists and others kept talking about him behind...
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Tearful relatives of Lewiston mass shooting victims testify that change is overdue
Tearfully relaying scenes of blood, chaos, and panic, family members of the victims of Maine’s deadliest shooting described their unfathomable losses on Thursday as they implored an independent commission to do something to make sure it never happens again. One by one, relatives of seven of the people who died described their heartbreak, in ways both large and small....
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Business owners thought they would never reopen after Maine's deadliest shooting. Then support grew
Immediately after Maine’s deadliest mass shooting, the owners of the bowling alley and the bar in Lewiston where the gunman killed a total of 18 people were certain their doors were closed for good. Yet as time passed, they came to the same conclusion: They had to reopen. In interviews with The Associated Press, Just-In-Time Recreation co-owner Samantha Juray and…
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Review defends police action before Maine mass shootings. Legal experts say questions persist
An independent report conducted for a police agency clears the agency’s response to growing concerns about the mental health of a man who later went on to commit the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history, but it does reveal missed opportunities to intervene to prevent the tragedy, legal experts said Friday. Despite receiving warnings about the man’s deteriorating mental...
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‘Emotional sendoff': Another Lewiston mass shooting victim discharged from hospital
Another victim of the Lewiston mass shooting was discharged from Central Maine Medical Center as staff members lined the halls in what they call an “emotional sendoff.” “Following complicated surgery and weeks of recovery, the patient was cleared to return home, exactly six weeks since the incident occurred,” the CMMC wrote in a news release. It leaves one final victim…
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Maine offers free university tuition to Lewiston shooting victims, families
Maine’s public university system is offering free tuition to family members of those who died and to those who were injured in the deadliest mass shooting in state history, officials said Wednesday.
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Lewiston soccer team wins state title weeks after mass shootings: ‘Fairy tales do happen'
The Lewiston Blue Devils beat Deering 3-2 on Saturday in the Class A boys’ soccer state championship game weeks after mass shootings took place in the Maine city.
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Maine's blue-ribbon investigative commission on Lewiston mass shootings unveiled
Seven legal, investigative and medical experts will serve on the independent commission investigating the deadly massacre in Lewiston, Maine, last month, authorities announced Thursday. Maine Gov. Janet Mills had previously announced she would create the commission to investigate the Oct. 25 massacre, which left 18 people dead in two locations. Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey said in a joint…
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3 critically hurt in Lewiston mass shootings now in stable condition at hospital
All three patients who were taken in critical condition from the Lewiston mass shootings to a Maine hospital have now been upgraded to stable condition. The last of the patients was upgraded from critical condition, Central Maine Medical Center said Sunday. “We are grateful that these patients continue to improve and get well,” said John Alexander, chief medical officer at…
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Man arrested for murder after standoff in Lewiston, Maine
A man has been arrested on a warrant for murder after a five hour standoff with police in Lewiston, Maine on Saturday, Maine State Police say a man, identified as 40-year-old Anthony Ayotte, of Lewiston, was dropped off at St. Mary’s Hospital at around 7:30 p.m. on Friday and succumbed to his injuries on Saturday. After an investigation, police...