Police Surround Home in Search for Suspect in Fatal Shooting of 18 in Maine

Armed law enforcement besiege a residence while searching for the suspect of a fatal shooting that killed 18.

Law enforcement officials gather in the road leading to the home of the suspect being sought in connection with two mass shootings in Bowdoin, Maine, on Oct. 26, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

A heavily armed police force encircled a residence on Thursday while conducting a manhunt for a military reservist suspected of perpetrating a massacre at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, that left at least 18 people dead on Oct. 25.

Officials in Maine have identified the suspect as Robert Card, a petroleum specialist in the U.S. Army Reserve. The home is believed to be owned by the suspect’s relative near the town of Bowdoin, Maine.