US EditionMilitary to Change Policies About Reporting Threats in Wake of Lewiston Mass Shooting
The Department of Defense found the Army followed violent threat reporting policies in only 48% of cases and the Navy in 43%, increasing risks of incidents like the Lewiston shooting.
- On October 25, 2023, Army Reservist Robert Card carried out a deadly attack at two locations in Lewiston, Maine, resulting in 18 fatalities and injuring 13 others.
- Card's escalating paranoia and aggression, highlighted by earlier threatening statements and a 20-day psychiatric hospitalization, preceded the shooting amid failures to act on warnings.
- An independent review by the Defense Department’s Inspector General examined over 200 violent threat cases from 2023 and determined that the Army and Navy did not adhere to their policies for reporting such threats to military investigative agencies in more than half of the incidents.
- The DOD report linked these failures to the Lewiston shooting and recommended updated policies requiring commanders to report threats against civilians, with military branches agreeing to implement changes.
- Attorneys for victims say the report strengthens their lawsuit against the government and warn that ignoring reporting policies increases risks of future violent incidents by service members.
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Post-Lewiston report finds Army and Navy often fail to follow policies on violent threats
A new Defense Department report tied to the October 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston found that the Army and Navy frequently failed to follow their own policies when personnel made violent threats. The report, issued this week by the inspector general’s office at the Defense Department, also recommended several policy changes to ensure that military commanders report when a service member threatens civilians and non-governmental employees. The ins…
Military to change policies about reporting threats in wake of Lewiston mass shooting
The Department of Defense evaluated its policies and procedures for responding to reports of violent threats made by service members after a member of the U.S. Army Reserve carried out the deadliest shooting in Maine's history.
Military services change reporting process for threats after investigation spurred by Maine shooting
Army, Navy, and Air Force leaders have agreed to change the policies regarding reporting threats made by service members, according to a Department of War Office of the Inspector General report. The review found that military service commanders were not required by policy to report service members who make threats against civilians or nongovernmental facilities... The post Military services change reporting process for threats after investigatio…
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