Gov. Janet Mills said she's launching an independent commission to investigate.
A Maine State Police car drives by an advertisement for a Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley where the Lewiston mass shooting took place, in Lewinston, Maine, U.S., Oct. 28, 2023.Maine State Police said they're focused on keeping the public safe after an Androscoggin County Sheriff's deputy reportedly criticized their response to"This deputy has the luxury of his opinion," Maine State Police Col. William Ross said in a statement.
Maine's Department of Safety said state police are "aware" of the sheriff deputy's social media post "expressing his opinion about the law enforcement response and operations regarding the mass shooting in Lewiston. It is unfortunate that one individual has disparaged the exemplary work of hundreds of municipal, county, state, and federal law enforcement officers who worked around the clock to identify, search for and ultimately locate Robert Card's body in 48 hours.
Separately, the state of Maine is now taking stock in the shootings' aftermath in order to answer the question so many have asked: How could this happen and how can it be prevented from happening again? Maine Commissioner of Public Safety Mike Sauschuck speaks during a press conference at City Hall in Lewiston, Maine, on Oct. 28, 2023 after the suspect in a mass shooting was found dead the previous day.The group will be charged with scrutinizing the months leading up to Oct. 25, when there appears to have been a number of missed warning signs about Card's mental health decline. They'll also study the police response to the shootings, the governor's office said.
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