Lewiston massacre suspect found dead, apparently of self-inflicted gunshot wound

Law enforcement personnel surround a house in Bowdoin as they search for the suspect in the mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, U.S., October 26, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

LEWISTON, Maine (Reuters) -The man suspected of killing 18 people and wounding 13 in a shooting rampage in Lewiston, Maine, was found dead of a likely self-inflicted gunshot wound on Friday, ending a 48-hour manhunt that followed the most lethal episode of gun violence in the state's history.

The body of Robert R. Card, 40, was discovered in the woods near the neighboring town of Lisbon Falls, near where police found his abandoned vehicle shortly after the shooting spree on Wednesday night.