Massachusetts leaders are reacting to the mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine on Wednesday night.
Officials say 18 people were killed and 13 were injured in two mass shootings. Law enforcement is still searching for the person of interest, Robert Card, 40, of Bowdoin, Maine., formerly Twitter, that she's praying for the safety of the people of Lewiston:"My thoughts are with the victims’ families, survivors, and everyone across Maine and New England who’ll feel the weight of this senseless act of gun violence.
She added the incident is a reminder of the work that needs to be done to curb gun violence across the region. Massachusetts' Democratic Congressional delegation issued similar statements expressing their devastation about the mass shooting, and calling for action."It’s long overdue we treat gun violence like the public health crisis that it is," she wrote.
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton also expressed condolences."Too many families are bonded by the horrors of losing someone to a senseless act of violence," he posted to X."We need a lot more answers on what happened and how the system failed so tragically."on Republicans in the House to"immediately move to pass common sense gun reform."
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