Maine Strong Memorial Foundation hopes to raise $350,000 for victims of the Oct. 25, 2023, mass shooting victims’ families at its second softball tournament in Auburn and Lewiston.
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Sen. King urges federal government to study suicide prevention for Army reservists
The request comes in response to the Lewiston mass shooting by an Army reservist who killed 18 people before taking his own life.
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Sagadahoc deputy advocates for mental health care, bashes report from mass shooting commission
Sgt. Aaron Skolfield was joined by mental health advocates and a former legislator at a press conference Monday to publicize Maine’s Progressive Treatment Program, which they say could have prevented last year’s Lewiston shooting.
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Watch: Religious leaders hold Augusta memorial for victims as first anniversary approaches of Lewiston mass shooting
A dozen religious leaders gathered Tuesday near the Maine State House to read passages and pray for the victims and families impacted by last October’s deadly shooting in Lewiston.
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Judge grants families of Lewiston shooting victims access to gunman’s medical records
A Sagadahoc County probate judge appointed a woman who lost her husband and son in the mass shooting to take over part of the gunman’s estate in order to give her access his military and medical records.
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A year after Lewiston, UNE students prepare for mass casualty incidents
Saturday’s student-run mass casualty training featured Dr. Timothy Counihan, Central Maine Healthcare’s chief of surgery, who coordinated the immediate response to the Lewiston shooting.
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Prayer service planned in memory of the victims of the Lewiston mass shooting
The multidenominational prayer service will be held Oct. 1 outside the State House in Augusta.
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Sens. Collins, King co-sponsor bill requiring military to use state crisis intervention laws
The bill would require the armed services to utilize state laws, such as Maine’s yellow flag law, to disarm people who are a threat to themselves and others. It was introduced a little less than one year after the state’s deadliest mass shooting.
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Life After Artie: Lewiston shooting victim’s father finds purpose in gun reform
Before his son was killed in the massacre last fall, Arthur Barnard hadn’t voted in decades, flown on a plane or met with U.S. senators. All of that has changed.
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Read Maine State Police’s after-action report on the Lewiston mass shooting
Maine State Police on Friday released a 33-page after-action report detailing the agency’s successes and failures in responding to and investigating the Lewiston mass shooting.