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Robert Card's ex-wife and sister are speaking Thursday morning about how they tried to get him help for months before he killed 18 people in October.

The interim findings of the state-appointed panel focused largely on 'abdication of law enforcement's duty,' but preventing future killings will require more than laying blame.

An independent report said a sheriff's department in Maine acted reasonably when it learned of mental health concerns for the Lewiston shooter.

The Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office releases documents detailing concerns raised by Robert Card's family and Army Reserve unit, and the department's failed attempts to contact him.

Sheriff Joel Merry says Robert Card's family contacted his office in May. The sheriff's office also received a request for a wellness check from Card's Army Reserve unit in September.

Last week's mass shooting in Lewiston is renewing scrutiny of a 3-year-old state law that aims to keep guns away from potentially dangerous people. But it's unclear whether police considered using Maine's so-called "yellow flag" law against the suspected gunman. And critics say Maine's law could be much stronger.

Documents released by the Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Department reveal reports from family and Army Reserves that were made to officials about the alleged Maine gunman's behavior weeks before the mass shootings in Lewiston that killed 18 people and injured 13 others.