the ongoing manhunt in lewiston, maine. and the surrounding communities. where there s fear among residents this may not be over. e death toll from two separate shootings at a bowling alley and restaurant is 18 with 13 others injured, after a senseless assault devastating the community and the state of maine. look, lewiston is a special place. it s a close-knit community with a long history of hard work, persistence, of faith, of opening its big heart to people everywhere. i love this place, just as i love our whole state with my entire heart. i m so deeply saddened, as is everyone of the 1.3 million people of this beautiful state. this city did not deserve this terrible assault on its citizens, on its peace of mind, on its sense of security. no city does. no state, no people. this attack strikes at the very heart of who we are and the values we hold dear for this precious place we call home. devastating and emotional for the governor and all the residents. photos release
heard a loud pop. i thought it was a balloon. i had my back turned to the door. as soon as i turned and saw it was not a balloon, he was holding a weapon, i went down the lane and slid to where the pins are. we looked out the window, saw a sea of lights, and it was sirens. a lot of police obviously but you could hear the balances like they were running back and forth, back and forth. i think there s going to be very few people in this community that have not been touched by this. reporter: many asking were warning signs missed. the shooter was reported as behaving erratically at a training facility this past july and sources say he made statements about hearing voices and wanting to shoot up a national guard base. he was the then transport today an army hospital. i m sure there will be a lot of review, analysis, was he deemed a danger to himself or someone else? reporter: we re now at the scene of the first of the shootings. the bowling alley is right behind me that
knows about this horrific mass shooting. we begin with molly line reporting from the scene in lewiston, maine. molly. molly: good morning, we are outside of central maine medical center, where some of the victims from the two mass shooting scenes were brought for treatment. we ve watched staff, doctors, surgeons and nurses coming out, sometimes being escorted by law enforcement with long guns, helping folks get to their car this evening. we have seen the occasional embrace before they head off to where they are heading for the rest of the rough evening at this trauma center. in lewiston, dealing with the aftermath of all of this. everything began to unfold 6:56 yesterday even, lewiston police responding to two shooting incidents. bile 8:00, declared active shooting situation in lewiston. by 10:00, officials warned residents to avoid the area until all clear. county officials issued a shelter in place order at 10:25. by 11:00, robert card was named a person of interest, 40 y
anything we could do to help, we d be happy to help, thank you very much. you very much. to our viewers, erin burnett out front starts right now. out front next, breaking news, flash bangs heard up deadly maine shootings. hundreds of officers from all over the united states along with the coast guard now hunting for the gunmen who is set to be armed and obviously dangerous. we ll take you live on the ground. plus, more breaking news in tel aviv, the israeli military planning core raids in gaza, truly am this morning right now after they launched a biggest assault on gaza in ten years. the cnn exclusive, michael cohen s forsyth since he became face to face with donald trump testifying against the former boss in court, what went on behind the scenes, let s go outfront. good evening, welcome to a special edition of outfront. i m erin burnett live in tel aviv. we re following several breaking stories, of course in maine, loud blasts have been heard at the home of the gu
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