The gunman in the mass shootings that killed 18 people in Lewiston, Maine, 40-year-old Robert Card, has been found dead, the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office confirmed Friday.
He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Mike Sauschuck, commissioner of the Maine Department of Public Safety, said in a news conference Friday night.
The suspect's vehicle, a white Subaru Outback, had earlier been found abandoned by a boat launch on the river.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills told reporters that she called President Biden to inform him of the suspect's death.
"Like many people, I'm breathing a sigh of relief that Robert Card is no longer a threat to anyone," Mills said.
In his own statement late Friday night, President Biden called it "a tragic two days – not just for Lewiston, Maine, but for our entire country.".
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine issued a statement thanking "the brave first responders who worked night and day to find this killer.". »
