THE suspect in a mass shooting in the US state of Maine has been found dead, US media reported yesterday, after an intense manhunt that lasted more than two days.

Robert Card was found dead in the woods with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head, reports said. It is unknown how long he had been dead.

The Maine governor confirmed the alleged gunman who killed 18 people in a bloody rampage earlier in the week was found dead.

“I’m breathing a sigh of relief tonight knowing that Robert Card is no longer a threat to anyone,” Governor Janet Mills said, referring to the Army reservist believed responsible for the rampage. 

Details were not immediately known, but authorities in Maine called a news conference for 10pm (0200 GMT). – AFP, October 28, 2023.

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