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Maine shooting press conference: Watch officials share information on victims


Officials are providing an update Friday afternoon on the search for a shooter in Wednesday's mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, including information on the victims.

Authorities were looking for Robert Card, a 40-year-old Army reservist identified as a suspect in the case.

You can watch live coverage of the event beginning at 5 p.m. ET at the video embed at top of the page.

Eighteen people were killed and 13 were injured in the Wednesday night rampage at a bowling alley and a bar, Maine Gov. Janet Mills said at a news conference Thursday morning. It is the 36th mass killing this year.

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Maine State Police Col. William Ross said at a Thursday news conference there is a warrant out for Card's arrest in connection with the murder of eight identified individuals.

School districts canceled classes as investigators launched a massive manhunt, warning residents in and around Lewiston and its twin city, Auburn, to stay inside and lock their doors.

A shelter-in-place was also issued to nearby Bowdoin and Lisbon, after a vehicle believed to have been driven by Card was found overnight on a ramp in Lisbon.