Survivors say opportunities were missed that could have prevented Maine’s worst-ever mass shooting

By PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP
Associated Press

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Emotional survivors of a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, called on politicians to protect the community from future tragedies. The testimony came during a hearing by a commission investigating the rampage last year. The commission is reviewing the facts and evidence surrounding the Oct. 25 shootings that left 18 people dead at a bowling alley and a restaurant in Lewiston. The panel is also reviewing the police response to the shootings. Victims and family members on Monday said authorities had a chance — but failed — to remove guns from 40-year-old Army reservist Robert Card before the rampage. He later shot and killed himself.