Show threadNonilexMar 7, 2024

The delicate tissue sheaths that insulate each biological circuit lay in “disorganized clumps,” & throughout #RobertCard’s #brain there was scarring & inflammation suggesting repeated #trauma.

This was not #CTE, the report said. It was a characteristic pattern of damage that has been found before in #military #veterans who were repeatedly exposed to #weapons #blasts during their service.

#MassShooting #GunControl #law #BrainDamage #Lewiston #Maine #medicine #science #neuroscience #MentalHealth

Show threadNonilexMar 7, 2024

His brain was sent to a #Veterans Affairs laboratory in Boston that is known for its pioneering work documenting chronic #traumatic #encephalopathy, or #CTE, in athletes.

Acc/to the lab’s report, prepared on Feb 26 & updated on Wednesday, the white matter that forms the wiring deep in the #brain had “moderately severe” damage, & in some areas was missing entirely.

#MassShooting #Lewiston #Maine #GunControl #law #RobertCard #BrainTrauma #science #neuroscience #medicine

Show threadNonilexMar 7, 2024

The #gunman, #RobertCard, was a #grenade instructor in the #ArmyReserve. In 2023, after 8 yrs of being exposed to thousands of skull-shaking blasts on the training range, he began hearing #voices & was stalked by #paranoid #delusions. He grew increasingly erratic & #violent in the months before the Oct rampage in #Lewiston, in which he killed 18 people & then himself.

#MassShooting #GunControl #law #CTE #BrainDamage #Maine #medicine #science #neuroscience #MentalHealth #trauma #psychology

Show threadNonilexMar 7, 2024

A specialized laboratory examining the #brain of the gunman who committed #Maine’s deadliest #MassShooting found profound #BrainDamage of the kind that has been seen in #veterans exposed to repeated blasts from #weapons use.

The lab’s findings were included in an autopsy report that was compiled by the Maine chief ME’s office & released by the #gunman’s family.

#RobertCard #GunControl #law #CTE #Lewiston #ArmyReserve #medicine #science #neuroscience #MentalHealth #trauma #psychology

NonilexMar 7, 2024

Profound Damage Found in #Maine #Gunman’s #Brain, Possibly From Blasts

A laboratory found a pattern of cell damage that has been seen in #veterans exposed to #weapons blasts, & said it probably played a role in the gunman’s spiral into #violence.

#MassShooting #RobertCard #GunControl #law #CTE #BrainDamage #Lewiston #ArmyReserve #medicine #science #neuroscience #MentalHealth #trauma #psychology
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/us/maine-shooting-brain-injury.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Profound Damage Found in Maine Gunman’s Brain, Possibly From Blasts

A laboratory found a pattern of cell damage that has been seen in veterans exposed to weapons blasts, and said it probably played a role in symptoms the gunman displayed before the shooting.

The New York Times
DavidNov 26, 2023
The people who are most concerned about #terrorists killing #Americans in #America are also the most meh about 18 Americans being murdered by #RobertCard in #Maine #MaineShooting #Trump #Republicans
Zhi Zhu 🕸️Oct 31, 2023

"In addition to his own relatives, law enforcement officials & govt agencies also expressed anxiety about #RobertCard and the possible risk he posed to others, long before police say Card gunned people down in a bowling alley and a bar Wednesday in #Lewiston.

...In September, the local sheriff’s office received a letter saying that a soldier who served with Card in the Army Reserve believed that Card might “snap and commit a #MassShooting ”"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/10/30/maine-shooter-warnings-sheriff-army-reserve/

#GunViolence #USA #News

Maine gunman’s family contacted police months before massacre, sheriff says

Officials on Monday released a detailed timeline and documents showing numerous concerns surrounded the gunman before he killed 18 people in Maine.

The Washington Post
Dennis AOct 31, 2023

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Maine gunman’s family contacted police months before massacre, sheriff says

"Relatives, Army Reserve friends, told authorities Card was deteriorating mentally and had access to firearms. Sheriff deputies couldn’t locate him."
https://wapo.st/3MoRed7

Maine gunman’s family contacted police months before massacre, sheriff says

Officials on Monday released a detailed timeline and documents showing numerous concerns surrounded the gunman before he killed 18 people in Maine.

The Washington Post
JorroOct 30, 2023

#massshooting #manhunt #maine #robertcard #guncontrol

“Maine mass shooter had numerous run-ins with authorities, showed warning signs long before shooting”

“Police across Maine were alerted just last month to the “veiled threats” by the U.S. Army reservist. Two local law enforcement chiefs told The Associated Press that a statewide awareness alert was sent in mid-September to be on the lookout for Robert Card after he made threats against his base and fellow soldiers.”

https://apnews.com/article/lewiston-maine-mass-shooting-35e78383dfb4fd84bfe07bcfc63760ca

Lewiston, Maine mass shooting: shooter showed warning signs involving mental illness before shooting

Maine’s authorities are trying to piece together the events that led to the worst mass shooting in the state’s history. A sheriff's office reported Monday that the shooter's family had expressed concerns about his deteriorating mental health five months before the rampage. The Sagadohoc County Sheriff’s Office reached out to officials of Robert Card’s Army Reserve unit, which assured deputies that they would speak to Card and make sure he got medical attention. Police say the gunman shot 18 people and wounded 13 others at a bowling alley and then a bar in Lewiston on Oct. 25.

AP News
nathans Oct 30, 2023

Police were told Maine gunman might 'snap and commit a mass shooting' 6 weeks before massacre

Law enforcement officials in Maine had previously been made aware that the perpetrator of the recent mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine last week that killed 18 and wounded 13 was on the verge of a violent outburst, according to a new report.

CNN reported Monday that in September, the national guard sent a letter to the Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office warning that 40-year-old Army reservist Robert Card could potentially "snap and commit a mass shooting," according to an unnamed fellow guardsman concerned about Card. County sheriffs tried unsuccessfully to conduct a welfare check at Card's home on September 16, though Card apparently refused to answer the door or talk to the responding officer.

#USPol #Politics #News #Maine #Alternet #RobertCard #Shooting

https://www.alternet.org/police-maine-gunman/

Police were told Maine gunman might 'snap and commit a mass shooting' 6 weeks before massacre

Law enforcement officials in Maine had previously been made aware that the perpetrator of the recent mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine last week that killed 18 and wounded 13 was on the verge of a violent outburst, according to a new report.CNN reported Monday that in September, the national guard se...

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