US EditionMaine mass shooter told mental health hospital he had ‘hit list,’ Army report says
- Robert Card was treated for 19 days at Four Winds Hospital, where he was diagnosed with a brief psychotic disorder and had homicidal ideations noted by medical staff.
- The Army's report highlighted concerns over Card's mental health prior to the October mass shooting, including his claims of having a hit list.
- Action was taken against three officers for dereliction of duty, but their details remain confidential as they are of colonel rank or below.
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Army Probe Reveals Lapses in Handling of Reservist Robert Card Before Maine Mass Shooting
The U.S. Army this week released findings from an investigation into an October 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, involving Army reservist Robert Card. The investigation, initiated in the aftermath of the incident, during which Card killed 18 people and wounded 13 more at a bowling alley and nearby restaurant, aimed to understand the contributing factors and circumstances surrounding the events, according to the report released on July 23. …
Maine mass shooter told mental health hospital he had ‘hit list,’ Army report says
An Army investigation found “multiple communication failures” regarding warning signs in the months leading up to reservist Robert Card committing the worst mass shooting in Maine’s history before killing himself in October. Card shot and killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a nearby restaurant in Lewiston after a series of communication breakdowns among…
Army acknowledges lapses, inaction before mass killing in Maine
The Army disciplined three officers for inaction and administrative failures before military reservist Robert Card killed 18 people last year in Maine, but officials found no evidence connecting the violence to his work in the service, according to the findings…
Army finds multiple "failures" in its handling of reservist prior to Maine mass shooting
The Army reservist who was held in a psychiatric hospital less than three months before he committed a mass shooting last fall in Lewiston, Maine, warranted a required follow-up investigation upon his release, but it wasn't condcuted — one of a series of failures and "multiple errors" by his unit, an internal military report released Tuesday found.
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