2023-10-26 01:24:57
The authorities of the town of Lewiston, in the state of Maine, in the United States, They reported a mass shooting on the night of this Wednesday, October 25.
According to The Gun Violence Archive, an organization dedicated to collecting information regarding these events, it points out that this is already “worst mass shooting of 2023”.
There would be 22 dead and 25 or more injured. “This is the 565th mass shooting this year, the 31st mass murder,” the agency says.
Lewiston City Councilman Robert McCarthy said authorities “have confirmed 22 deaths and many, many more injuries.”
American media indicate that it is a “wave of shootings” that broke out in a bowling alley, a bar and in a distribution center of the chain of stores Walmart.
“Androscoggin County authorities are investigating two active shooter incidents. We encourage all businesses to close while we investigate. The suspect remains at large” the Androscoggin Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook.
Likewise, the Lewiston Police asked the community for help with identifying the vehicle in which the attacker was traveling, a white truck.
“Please get in touch if you recognize this vehicle. It is believed that the front bumper might be painted black.says the post on Facebook.
Videos were published on other social networks in which dozens of people are seen running while police sirens sound in the background.
In turn, the Central Maine Medical Center, a renowned hospital center in the state, assured that it is “reacting to an event with numerous victims,” and added that “did not have specific data on the number of victims”.
News in development.
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