Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he sent an “attempt to locate” alert to every law enforcement agency in the state, leading some to question how Card was not apprehended before the attacks.
Law enforcement officials across Maine received warnings that a deranged Bowdoin man might pose a threat to the public weeks before he allegedly massacred 18 people in Lewiston, then killed himself. The alleged shooter was a sergeant with the Army Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 304th Infantry Regiment.