Maine Department of Public Safety
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via AP
Eighteen people died in the mass shooting that took place in Lewiston, Maine, on Oct. 25, 2023. Here is what has been reported on them to date, through interviews with friends and family or as described in obituaries.
Susan Walsh
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AP file
Gregory Rec
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Portland Press Herald
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Supporters argue the law passed last year will help avoid suicides by preventing impulsive gun purchases. But opponents see it as an infringement of the Second Amendment. -
Over six episodes, Breakdown explores the missed opportunities to prevent the shooting, the role of guns and hunting in Maine’s politics, and the aftermath for shooting victims, some of whom were deaf and hard of hearing. -
The Maine Gun Safety Coalition says it collected more than 80,000 signatures for a bill that would allow family members to petition a judge to remove a loved one's guns if they're considered dangerous. -
The brain injury provisions were partially inspired by the Lewiston mass shooting in 2023. -
The Giffords Law Center had assigned Maine a letter grade of F as recently as 2022, but gave it a C-plus for laws passed in 2024. -
The bill is, at least in part, a response to research suggesting that the gunman in last year's Lewiston mass shooting may have suffered brain injuries as part of his service in the Army Reserves. -
A former pool hall and bar that was the scene of a mass shooting last October has taken on a new role saving lives as an emergency warming center in Lewiston -
A new mental health and substance abuse center opened today, adjacent to one of the locations of the Lewiston shootings last fall. -
The state is planning to distribute $3 million to defray unexpected overtime costs from the immediate response and sprawling manhunt. -
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Bangor asserts that the new law needlessly delays exercising of the 2nd Amendment without determining whether a gun buyer should possess a firearm.
