Report: Suspect Sought After at Least 22 Dead in Multiple Shootings in Maine

In this image taken from video released by the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office, an un
Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office via AP
AWR Hawkins

At least 22 people were reportedly killed Wednesday in separate alleged shootings in Lewiston, Maine.

Update: The Sun Journal and CNN are now reporting that there were only two shooting locations: Sparetime Recreation and Schemengees Bar & Grille.

The Sun Journal reported that the first shooting occurred at Sparetime Recreation shortly after 7 p.m. and the second at Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant.

A third shooting reportedly occurred at a Walmart Distribution Center about one hour after the Sparetime Recreation shooting.

According to the Sun Journal, Walmart issued a statement late on Wednesday saying: “There was no shooting on Walmart’s property. The distribution center was locked down and police searched the facility. They did not find anything and no one was hurt.”

NBC News listed the fatalities at 22, with “dozens wounded.”

Police are looking for a “suspect for identification,” allegedly armed with a rifle.

The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office posted photos of the suspect being sought:

Please contact the Lewiston Police at 513-3001 ext.. 3327 if you recognize this vehicle. It is believed that the front bumper may be painted black.

Posted by Lewiston Maine Police Department on Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Police are asking the public to help identify the suspect in the photos.

AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a Turning Point USA Ambassador. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal in 2010, a speaker at the 2023 Western Conservative Summit, and he holds a Ph.D. in Military History, with a focus on the Vietnam War (brown water navy), U.S. Navy since Inception, the Civil War, and Early Modern Europe. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.

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