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Almost 700 square miles of the US state of Maine remained under lockdown yesterday as police searched for a man suspected of shooting 18 people.

"I have opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war, like the assault rifle used to carry out this crime"

Authorities scoured the woods and hundreds of acres of family-owned property, sent dive teams with sonar to the bottom of a river and scrutinized a possible suicide note Friday in the second day of their intensive search for an Army reservist accused of fatally shooting 18 people and wounding 13 at a bowling alley and a bar in Maine.

Gun safety advocates ripped Maine’s firearm laws as ineffective Friday after a suspected gunman, whose family said he was experiencing an “acute” mental health episode, allegedly shot dead more than a dozen people, triggering an ongoing manhunt.

After more than 36 hours of searching for the suspect in Wednesday’s mass shooting in Lewiston, more than 350 law enforcement officers continue to work around the clock. “It’s easy

Watch as law enforcement officials give the latest updates into the Maine mass shooting investigations.

The dogs are part of an organization called Crisis Response Canines -- a non-profit dedicated to providing emotional support in the aftermath of unimaginable situations.

A family member is remembering her father and his son who were killed in Wednesday night's mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine.

Shelter-in-place orders for several Maine communities were lifted Friday night as the search continues for the man suspected of killing 18 people and wounding 13 others on Wednesday night in Lewiston. 

State and federal investigators are conducting an intense and widespread search for the "armed and dangerous" suspect.