US releases identity of suspect in shooting that killed 22 people

"Law enforcement is seeking Robert Card, born April 4, 1983, as a suspect in the shootings at Schemengees Restaurant and Sparetime Recreation bowling alley tonight," the Lewitson, Maine, police department said. "Card is considered armed and dangerous. If you have any information about him, please contact law enforcement."

The Lewitson Police Department also released a mugshot of Card, showing him with a beard and a semi-automatic rifle. Some sources say Card was carrying about 1,000 rounds of ammunition when he went on the rampage.

Reporter David Begnaud ofCBS NewsCard is a "trained firearms instructor with the US Army Reserve in Saco, Maine," according to the social media site X.

Begnaud, citing law enforcement sources, said Card "recently reported mental health issues, including hearing voices in his head and threatening to open fire at the National Guard base in Saco."

After the shootings, the suspect fled in a Subaru Outback. Maine Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck said the car was found in Lisbon, about 8 miles southeast of Lewiston.

Lisbon residents have been told to shelter in place as a police manhunt continues through the night.

At least 22 people were killed and 50-60 injured in shootings on the evening of October 25 at the Schemengees restaurant and Sparetime Recreation bowling alley in Lewitson. The bowling alley is located about 4 miles north of the restaurant.

It was the deadliest shooting in the United States since August 2019, when a gunman targeted shoppers at an El Paso Walmart with an AK-47 assault rifle, killing 23 people.