we begin with breaking news, i m poppy harlow with phil mattingly in new york. a manhunt is under way in maine after multiple mass shootings at a bowling alley and bar in lewiston. law enforcement sources say at least 16 people are dead. police say they are looking for robert card, he is described as armed and dangerous. a person of interest in this case. we re told thoo he is military trained as a firearms instructor and army reserve member who was recently committed to a mental health facility. these are the images of the gunman inside the bowling alley and this video showing you is of people running out of the building as police search the area with flash flights and guns drawn. listen to this survivor, he was bowling when the gunman came in and opened fire just 15 feet behind him. just a night of bowling. out of nowhere he just came in and heard a throughout bomb. thought it was a balloon. i had my back turned to the door. as soon as i turned and saw it was not a ball
bowling alley at around 7:15 this evening. shortly after that there were reports of another shooting at a nearby restaurant. and that it 8:15, another shooting at a walmart distribution center. unconfirmed reports, again, unconfirmed reports, say that multiple people have been shocked and that some people have been killed. we do not have numbers for you at this time. at this point, the suspect is still at large. the county sheriff s office released of the suspected shooter, holding what looks to be a rifle as he entered the bowling alley. police are now asking people in lewiston to shelter in place, to please stay inside their homes with their doors locked. governor janet mills says she has been briefed on the situation, and will remain in close contact with public safety officials. again, this is an active shooter situation in lewiston, maine. that is maine s second largest city at about 7:15, a shooting at a bowling alley, spare time recreation. shortly after that, re
ruhle. we are still tracking the breaking news out of maine. a police source telling nbc news at least with people are confirmed dead in an active shooting in the city of lewiston. the second largest city in the state. as many as 50 to 60 people are injured after a man opened fire in several locations, including a bowling alley and a bar and restaurant. that is according to full law enforcement sources. the sheriff s office earlier this evening released these photos that show one single man with an ar-15 style rifle. the city is telling people who live in the area to stay inside with their doors locked as police search for the suspect. earlier tonight, the atf sit agents with its boston office are responding to lewiston. joining me now, tom winter, nbc investigations correspondent. tom, let s talk of taking a deep breath. what do you know? sure, stephanie. i d like to do something i don t normally do, which is ask the control room to pool of the facebook page for the lewist
killing at least a dozen people according to a city counselor, dozens more injured in two shootings last night at a restaurant and bowling alley in lewiston, maine about 45 minutes north of portland. police are searching for this man, 40-year-old robert card, declaring him a person of interest in the shootings. the sheriff released these photos for identification. you see him there holding a high powered assault style rifle. officials tell cnn that card is in the u.s. army reserves. card is considered armed and dangerous. if people see him, they should not approach card or make contact with him in any way. the shelter-in-place order that currently stands in lewiston remains. a vehicle which was a vehicle of interest in this incident was located in lisbon and we are now also asking residents in lisbon to shelter in place. officials say schools and municipal offices in the area will be closed today. let s bring in cnn s athena jones with the latest. athena, good morning. wh
they re also urging people to remain in their homes. let s start right away with cnn s chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst john miller. this is a very much an ongoing situation, it appears. what is the latest that you re hearing from your sources with the manhunt and the suspect still at large? well, they have a picture. they ve crowd-sourced that picture. people have called in with tips. we don t know if any of the times right now are the tight tip. they have a picture of a car. so they have another lead. they don t seem to have that car. the instructions they give are, if anyone sees this car. when you look at the photo of the car, and maybe we can bring it up while we re talking. it seems to be stopped with the headlights on, the door open. there seems to be a possibility that this is captured from a surveillance video where he rolled up in the car, opened fire, ran back out, got in the car. they don t give a license plate on the car but it s not visible from