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Police visited Robert Card’s home last month after a soldier in his Army Reserve unit reportedly became concerned that something bad was going to happen.
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The family of Robert Card — the man responsible for the deadly mass shootings that killed 18 people and injured 13 others in Lewiston, Maine — had alerted authorities about his deteriorating mental health months before his violent rampage.
Shannon Stapleton/ReutersIn May, members of Robert Card’s family contacted police in Maine, concerned that he had access to firearms at home given his mental state, which had been declining since January. Deputies would speak with the family as well as representatives from Card’s Army Reserve Unit over the ensuing months, and attempt to make contact with Card on multiple occasions in mid-September. They were unsuccessful.Just over a month later, Card would commit the deadliest mass shooting in M
Six weeks before 18 people were killed in Lewiston, Maine, state police received warnings that Robert Card would carry out a massacre, but failed to
On May 3, Card's ex-wife and her teenage son went to the office of the Topsham School Resource Officer with concerns about Maine shooter Robert Card.