Maine authorities begin extensive search with divers to find shooting suspect

MADRID, 27 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Maine state authorities have begun an exhaustive search with divers in the area near the pier where the vehicle of Robert Card, the main suspect in the double shooting that took place on Wednesday in Lewinston, which left 18 dead, was found. people.

Maine Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck reported this Friday in a press conference that several teams have been deployed by land, water and air along the Androscoggin River in Lisbon and Lewinston, as reported by CNN.

Maine Police teams will use sonar to scan the river for any underwater activity, while another team will survey the banks. Although authorities are working on nearly 530 clues, one of the options being considered is the shooter's suicide.

Investigators have found, as part of the investigations, a mobile phone and a note, property of the suspect. "We will continue working and when we can talk about it we will definitely do so," he said.

With the mass shooting in Maine, there are now 565 committed this year in the United States, according to the non-profit organization Gun Violence Archive (GVA), which compiles statistics on these types of incidents.