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.
Raquel C. Zaldívar
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New England News Collaborative
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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. -
Maine’s law is a compromise rooted in a tradition of gun rights that crosses the political aisle. -
The Lewiston mass shooting changed Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden's perspective on assault-style guns. And that has changed the political dynamics in the close race for the swing-district seat. -
Eighteen chairs, each holding a bouquet of white flowers, lined the stage of the Lewiston Colisee Friday night for an event to mark the first anniversary of the Lewiston mass shooting. -
A new exhibit at the Maine MILL features more than 261 empty bouquet sleeves collected from impromptu shooting memorials last year. -
18 people were killed, 13 were shot and survived, and many others witnessed the deadliest attack in Maine’s history. A year later, we look at how some have navigated the aftermath. -
The Maine Resiliency Center opened just 19 days after the mass shooting and has become a critical resource for more than 400 people. Some are trying to keep it open permanently. -
Like nearly every other state, Maine can compel those with serious mental illnesses to comply with outpatient treatment. But the law is rarely used. Some fear it threatens to return America to a dark era of institutionalization. -
The New England State Police Administrators Conference report does not delve into the police response to the shooting but, instead, offers feedback and recommendations on a Maine State Police after-incident report.
