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President Biden questioned the need for high-capacity magazines for assault weapons on Friday, amid calls for new gun control legislation after a mass shooting in Maine. “Who the hell needs an assault weapon that can hold, in some cases, up to 100 rounds?” Biden said at a campaign reception Friday evening. His comments come after…

At Rolly's Diner in nearby Auburn, emotions were raw, less than 24 hours after the gunman in Maine's worst mass shootings were found dead.

The body of the suspected shooter in Wednesday's Maine rampage that left 18 dead and 13 injured was found dead ending a two-day manhunt, according to officials.

Police in Maine said Saturday that the man who gunned down 18 people at a bar and a bowling alley and later committed suicide, suffered serious mental health issues, but was able to buy weapons legally because he had never been forcibly committed to treatment.Card was found in possession of three weapons, one of them a long gun, all purchased legally because he had never been forcibly committed to a mental institution.

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The body of Robert Card, the suspect in the shooting that occurred in Maine this week, was found inside a metal storage trailer near the recycling center where he used to work.

A cafe that provides for the Lewiston community through a "pay what you can" operation reopened as soon as possible following the tragic events.

Watch as Maine Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck and other officials give an update Saturday morning about the investigation into Wednesday's mass shootings.

LEWISTON, Maine — For nearly 49 hours, the whereabouts of a 40-year-old man suspected of mass murder kept this city and surrounding communities on edge after he opened fire at a bar and bowling alley, killing 18 and injuring 13 others.

The gunman's body was found dead in a tractor-trailer in an overflow parking lot at the Maine Recycling Corporation in Lisbon, Maine's Public Safety Commissioner said.