BOSTON – A massive manhunt is underway for Robert Card, the suspect in a Lewiston, Maine mass shooting that left at least 18 people dead and injured at least 13 people. An arrest warrant has now been issued, charging Card with murder.

The shooting started at the Sparetime Recreation bowling alley and continued several miles away at Schemengees Bar and Grille.

Who is Robert Card?

Card is described as 5’11” tall, weighing 230 pounds. His last known address was in Bowdoin, Maine.

He attended the University of Maine as an engineering student. It is not clear if Card graduated from the university.

According to the Maine Department of Public Safety, Card is enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve and has an active military ID. Authorities have stepped back their early reports that Card is a trained firearms instructor.

Mental health history

Officials said Card had mental health issues and recently said he was hearing voices. At one point, he allegedly threatened to shoot up the base where he was stationed.

Police said Card had spent two weeks at a mental health facility this summer and was subsequently released.

One of Card’s cousins, Michael Mercier, told WBZ-TV Card has “a lot going on in his head” and called him a “schizophrenic.”  

Card is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached. Police believe Card has a large amount of ammunition.

Following the shooting, Card was believed to be driving a 2013 white Subaru Outback with a black bumper. A “vehicle of interest” was located in Lisbon, Maine.

Ties to Massachusetts

I-Team sources said Card has Massachusetts ties, though the exact nature of those ties was not immediately known. As a precaution, police staged overnight along the Massachusetts border. Officers also stationed along the Maine border and the New Hampshire border as a precaution.

No sightings have been reported since Wednesday night. Anyone who sees Card is asked to call 911 immediately.