Army Reservist Who Warned About Maine Killer Before Shootings to Testify Before Investigators
AUGUSTA, Maine — A U.S. Army reservist who sounded the clearest warning ahead of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting is expected to answer questions Thursday from the commission investigating the tragedy. Six weeks before Robert Card killed 18 people at a bar and bowling alley in Lewiston, his best friend and fellow reservist Sean Hodgson texted […]
Maine Shooter Punched Fellow Army Reservist in Face Weeks Before Killings
CONCORD, N.H. — The commission probing Maine’s deadliest mass shooting concluded law enforcement had ample grounds to pursue assault charges against Robert Card for punching a fellow Army reservist in the face six weeks before he killed 18 people in Lewiston. While legal experts and the man he punched concur on that, they say even […]
Army Personnel File Shows Maine Reservist who Killed 18 People Received Glowing Reviews
PORTLAND, Maine — An Army reservist responsible for the deadliest shooting in Maine history received a glowing review from his superiors even as some of his family members were growing increasingly worried about his mental health. The annual evaluation from April 2023 indicated Robert Card, 40, of Bowdoin, was “a consummate professional” who “excelled as […]
Georgia Mourners Gather to Pay Tribute to Reservist Killed in Drone Strike
SAVANNAH, Ga. — In a solemn ceremony Thursday morning outside Windsor Forest High School in Savannah, JROTC cadets lowered the U.S. and Georgia state flags to half-staff in memory of graduate and U.S. Army Reservist Sgt. Breonna Moffett, one of three Georgia reservists killed in the Jordan drone attack. Moffett, who died a week after […]
Sheriff Defends Deputies Actions Before Army Reservist Killed 18 in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine — Law enforcement officers spoke Thursday of the difficulty in implementing the state’s yellow flag law that allows guns to be confiscated from someone in a mental health crisis, describing a cumbersome and time-consuming process in testimony to an independent commission that’s investigating a mass shooting in which an Army reservist killed 18 […]
Families Press for Investigation of Army Reservist Who Killed 18 in Maine Mass Shooting
PORTLAND, Maine — A survivor and family members of those killed in the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history went to Capitol Hill on Thursday to press for an inspector general to obtain answers from the Army about the mental health and hospitalization of a reservist who opened fire. While representing varied political views, the […]
Maine Manhunt Underway for Army Reservist Suspected in Deadly Shooting Rampage
The suspect in a mass shooting in Maine Wednesday night that killed 18 and injured at least 13 is a sergeant first class in the Army Reserve, according to the service. A sprawling manhunt was underway Thursday morning for Robert R. Card, 40, who was identified as a “person of interest” after the shooting stretched […]
Army Reservist Awarded $2.5 Million for Dismissal from Texas Trooper Job over Service-Connected Disability
A Texas jury has awarded $2.49 million to an Army reservist who lost his job as a Texas state trooper when he developed a debilitating illness caused by exposure to burn pits while serving overseas. Former Army Capt. Le Roy Torres, who together with his wife Rosie led a decade-long fight for recognition of burn […]
