Maine mass killing suspect found dead, ending search that put entire state on edge<\/a><\/p>\nLEWISTON, Maine (AP) \u2014 The Army reservist who opened fire in a bowling alley and then at a bar in Lewiston, Maine, killing 18 people, was found dead Friday from a self-inflicted gunshot, ending an intensive two-day search that had the state on edge.<\/p>\n
Robert Card, a firearms instructor who grew up in the area, was found dead in nearby Lisbon Falls, Gov. Janet Mills said at a Friday night news conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cLike many people I\u2019m breathing a sigh of relief tonight knowing that Robert Card is no longer a threat to anyone,\u201d Mills said.<\/p>\n
April Stevens, a Lewiston resident who knew one of the victims, said she was relieved to learn that the \u201cmonster and coward\u201d who inflicted so much pain was no longer a danger.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m relieved but not happy,\u201d she said. \u201cThere was too much death. Too many people were hurt. Relieved, yes, happy, no.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maine Department of Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck said Card was found at 7:45 p.m. near the Androscoggin River, about 8 miles (13 kilometers) southeast of where the second shooting occurred Wednesday evening. He declined to divulge the location but an official told The Associated Press the body was at a recycling center from which Card had been fired.<\/p>\n
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