Maine gunman may have targeted businesses over delusions they were disparaging him online

Police tape blocks off the street near Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston, Maine, on Oct 27, 2023, in the aftermath of a mass shooting. Three hours after the shooting began, state police interviewed a woman who said Card believed the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley, Schemengees Bar and Grille and several other businesses were ‘broadcasting online that Robert was a paedophile’. — AFP

Maine State Police documents released Oct 31 shed light on why a delusional US Army reservist who killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston may have targeted those locations.

Robert Card, 40, was found dead on Oct 27, two days after a rampage that also wounded 13 people and shut down multiple communities during a massive search on land and water.