Lewiston, Maine mass shootings

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.

The 18 victims killed by a gunman in Lewiston, Maine, are being remembered at a ceremony one year later.

Kyle Secor doesn’t know if he’ll ever be able to play hockey again, but after more than 20 surgeries, the 26-year-old found his way back to the ice.   “Hockey’s been my whole life. I came here to Maine to play hockey and haven’t left,” Secor said. The Maine Nordiques NA3HL associate coaching position is a new role for...

Maine Gov. Janet Mills released a video on social media Friday morning paying tribute to the victims and survivors of the Oct. 25, 2023, mass shooting in Lewiston and praising the strength of the state’s residents. Friday marks one year since the shootings at Just-In-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston that claimed the lives of 18 people…

It’s been one year since the deadly mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, which left 18 people dead and dozens of others injured. The shootings on Oct. 25, 2023, happened at a bowling alley and a cornhole tournament hosted by a bar and grill. The gunman, 40-year-old Army reservist Robert Card, died by suicide, and his body was found two days…

Friday marks one year since the deadly mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. Here’s how the city is planning to commemorate the somber anniversary.

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With flags lowered across the state, Maine residents whose sense of safety was shattered last year by a mass shooting planned to mark the anniversary Friday in ways big and small, including a memorial service. The killings of 18 people by an Army reservist in Lewiston drove home the stark reality that no corner of the country is safe from…

Jason Walker and Mike Deslauriers were killed in the mass shooting, but their sisters say they helped save others’ lives that day.

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.

On Oct. 25, 2023, a lone gunman opened fire at Just-In-Time Recreation before moving to Schemengees Bar and Grill, killing 18 people and wounding 13 others. The bowling alley reopened their doors six months ago, but Schemengees will soon serve a new purpose....

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Immediately after the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history, Samantha and Justin Juray thought the doors to their bowling alley, Just-In-Time Recreation, were closed for good. Soon after, they were influenced by a message from one of the victims who died there on Oct. 25, 2023. “At first — probably the first two weeks after — we didn’t want to…

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...

The Maine State Police released a report on Friday describing the lessons learned after the state’s largest mass shooting and making multiple recommendations for improvements in tactical response, incident management, training and other areas. The agency called the report an “after action review” and said one of its goals was to identify areas for improvement stemming from the response...

With eleventh hour guidance from the state, Maine gun retailers on Friday began requiring a three-day wait period for gun purchases under one of the new safety laws adopted following the state’s deadliest mass shooting. Maine joins a dozen other states with similar laws, requiring that buyers wait 72 hours to complete a purchase and retrieve a weapon. The law…

The Lewiston, Maine, mass shooter told staff at the mental health hospital last summer that he had a “hit list,” according to an Army report released Tuesday. Three Army Reserve officers were also disciplined for dereliction of duty in the aftermath of a rampage.  

A lieutenant colonel with the Army Reserves told an investigatory panel on Monday that a reservist who committed the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history had a low threat profile when he left a psychiatric hospital prior to the killings. Lt. Col. Ryan Vazquez also testified that there were limitations on forcing the gunman, reservist Robert Card, to adhere to…

Ben Dyer hasn’t decided how he’ll vote in one of the nation’s most closely watched congressional elections this year, but he knows guns will be on his mind when he casts his ballot. And he’s pretty sure he won’t be the only one. Dyer, a 47-year-old father of two, was shot five times at Schemengees Bar & Grille in...

Officers arrived at the two shooting scenes in Lewiston last October not knowing if the gunman was still there, and with living and dead victims on the floors. One officer described desperate survivors screaming for help as he searched for the shooter.

A sheriff is rebutting an allegation that some of his officers arrived at a mass shooting scene reeking of alcohol, saying in a statement that all officers were on duty or had just attended training before Lewiston police requested their assistance. Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce said in a statement Wednesday that he “wholeheartedly” denies all allegations in a Portland…

A bulletin about the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history that was sent to police agencies had been leaked on social media early on, complicating an already difficult search for the shooter, the state’s top law enforcement official said Friday. Police are not trying to find the leaker, State Police Col. William Ross said, calling it a “needle in...