Governor of Maine Janet Millsconfirmed this Thursday that 18 people were killed and 13 were injured in a double shooting recorded the day before in Lewiston, the state’s second city.

At first, some media outlets increased the death toll from this attack to 22, of which I was the alleged culprit.identified as Robert Carda soldier in a reserve that still cannot be found and is being searched by hundreds of agents.

The events took place around 18:56 local time (2256 GMT) on Wednesday in bowling alley and restaurant in the citythe second largest in the state, with a population of nearly 40,000.

Attacked bowling happened that night youth competitionhowever, local authorities did not provide details about the ages of the victims.

Seven people died at the bowling alley, eight at the restaurant and three more after being taken to hospital.

Central Maine Medical Center Chief Medical Officer John Alexander indicated at a news conference that of the eight wounded still hospitalized at his facility, which is not the only one receiving casualties. Five are in stable condition, while three others are in critical condition.

It is believed that the suspect He is 40 years old, armed and dangerous. The local population was asked to comply with orders to shelter in place, so classes were suspended this Thursday.

At the moment, Alexander added, there is a sufficient amount of blood reserves. One hundred medical workers who were off duty this Wednesday went to work to help their colleagues.