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Post by kbw on Oct 25, 2023 20:01:53 GMT -6
Holy hell I can’t imagine the sheer terror going on in that town.
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Post by fire on Oct 25, 2023 20:07:22 GMT -6
I’m ok. I am about 2.5 hours away. I don’t think piratecat has moved yet so she would be closer but still not close. This is insane. They still don’t have him in custody.
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Post by piratecat on Oct 25, 2023 20:13:53 GMT -6
22 confirmed now. Shooter still at large. piratecat is this happening near you?? We’re about half hour away. Close enough that the school district sent out a memo saying schools may be closed tomorrow. This is not okay. I feel sick.
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Post by elle on Oct 25, 2023 20:15:38 GMT -6
Hfs. piratecat I'm so sorry it's so close. I despair for this country. 💔
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Post by athn64 on Oct 25, 2023 20:21:19 GMT -6
We have a ME poster on my first BMB. Trying to make sure she's ok. It never ends.
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Post by sarahandben108 on Oct 25, 2023 20:21:30 GMT -6
22 confirmed now. Shooter still at large. piratecat is this happening near you?? We’re about half hour away. Close enough that the school district sent out a memo saying schools may be closed tomorrow. This is not okay. I feel sick. My sister texted to say they have no school tomorrow as well. They are only two towns away. She said there so many police sirens and helicopters right now. I hope my other fellow Mainers on here are safe
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Post by fire on Oct 25, 2023 20:21:51 GMT -6
22 confirmed now. Shooter still at large. piratecat is this happening near you?? We’re about half hour away. Close enough that the school district sent out a memo saying schools may be closed tomorrow. This is not okay. I feel sick. Crap I forgot you started school in the new town. All of my friends are in that area. We are very much a “this doesn’t happen here state”. I feel like I am going to puke.
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Post by piratecat on Oct 25, 2023 20:26:18 GMT -6
We’re about half hour away. Close enough that the school district sent out a memo saying schools may be closed tomorrow. This is not okay. I feel sick. My sister texted to say they have no school tomorrow as well. They are only two towns away. She said there so many police sirens and helicopters right now. I hope my other fellow Mainers on here are safe It’s so scary. And how do you explain something that makes no sense to the kids??
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Post by sarahandben108 on Oct 25, 2023 20:31:37 GMT -6
My sister texted to say they have no school tomorrow as well. They are only two towns away. She said there so many police sirens and helicopters right now. I hope my other fellow Mainers on here are safe It’s so scary. And how do you explain something that makes no sense to the kids?? I’m not looking forward to having to discuss this with my oldest in the morning. At 9, he’s old enough to hear things at school and I need to get to him first. My sister is saying she’s heard he’s been tracked near Lisbon. I can’t confirm that is true.
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Post by fire on Oct 25, 2023 20:37:59 GMT -6
It’s so scary. And how do you explain something that makes no sense to the kids?? I’m not looking forward to having to discuss this with my oldest in the morning. At 9, he’s old enough to hear things at school and I need to get to him first. My sister is saying she’s heard he’s been tracked near Lisbon. I can’t confirm that is true. They closed down 196 and set up a perimeter. They found his car at the boat launch in Lisbon is what I have seen and a lot of other rumors that I don’t want to post at this point.
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Post by piratecat on Oct 25, 2023 20:42:27 GMT -6
It’s so scary. And how do you explain something that makes no sense to the kids?? I’m not looking forward to having to discuss this with my oldest in the morning. At 9, he’s old enough to hear things at school and I need to get to him first. My sister is saying she’s heard he’s been tracked near Lisbon. I can’t confirm that is true. They just announced that school and daycare are closed here too. I hope they at least get the shooter before I have to tell my kid why school is closed.
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Post by sarahandben108 on Oct 25, 2023 20:48:08 GMT -6
I’m not looking forward to having to discuss this with my oldest in the morning. At 9, he’s old enough to hear things at school and I need to get to him first. My sister is saying she’s heard he’s been tracked near Lisbon. I can’t confirm that is true. They just announced that school and daycare are closed here too. I hope they at least get the shooter before I have to tell my kid why school is closed. I’m glad your kids will be home with you tomorrow.
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Post by SweetPotato on Oct 25, 2023 20:52:53 GMT -6
For us non Mainers - is Lisbon on a coast/river/lake? Wondering if the thought is he got away by boat?
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Post by piratecat on Oct 25, 2023 20:59:21 GMT -6
For us non Mainers - is Lisbon on a coast/river/lake? Wondering if the thought is he got away by boat? It’s not too far from the coast but the boat launch is on a river.
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Post by fire on Oct 25, 2023 21:03:34 GMT -6
For us non Mainers - is Lisbon on a coast/river/lake? Wondering if the thought is he got away by boat? There is a major river there. He is 40. Army reservist, recently reported mental health issues according to the local news which has been a little behind FB because they are trying to make sure things are verified before they report it.
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Post by sarahandben108 on Oct 25, 2023 21:08:10 GMT -6
For us non Mainers - is Lisbon on a coast/river/lake? Wondering if the thought is he got away by boat? Lisbon is between Lewiston and the coast. There is confirmed police presence in that area. My sister is 15 minutes from there.
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Post by enchanted on Oct 25, 2023 21:08:42 GMT -6
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Post by SweetPotato on Oct 25, 2023 21:47:09 GMT -6
Fuck, y’all.
My likes are (hopefully obviously) just support not liking the info.
Hopefully he’s caught quickly and without any more casualties.
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Post by jaygee on Oct 25, 2023 21:59:56 GMT -6
I’m so sorry for all those in the area and feeling unsafe due to this terrorist being on the loose. It’s so scary and tragic.
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Post by piratecat on Oct 25, 2023 22:01:24 GMT -6
For us non Mainers - is Lisbon on a coast/river/lake? Wondering if the thought is he got away by boat? Lisbon is between Lewiston and the coast. There is confirmed police presence in that area. My sister is 15 minutes from there. I hope your sister and her family are okay. That’s so close and scary.
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Post by sassafras83 on Oct 25, 2023 22:03:22 GMT -6
Sending so many hugs to all the Mainers here. I am so sorry you are dealing with such horror. And that we can’t fucking stop this from happening.
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Post by jaygee on Oct 25, 2023 22:18:37 GMT -6
I just read two things on Reddit that broke my heart.
One I can’t verify but this guy said his brother was at that restaurant for his corn hole league night. That with bowling is just good Wednesday night fun.
Another that I did verify is that Maine had 32 homicides in the entire year last year. This single event is nearly that many and the number of injured is so high. Just seems impossible that one person can do that much damage in such a short time. Like this is the problem with these weapons.
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Post by mrsweasley on Oct 25, 2023 22:30:13 GMT -6
Sending love to all our Maine friends and those with local connections 💗
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Post by blurnette989 on Oct 25, 2023 23:11:41 GMT -6
My heart is in my throat. Sending so many hugs to our Maine Posters. My coworker besty from the job I left this year ouves in the area and I'm so anxious.
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Post by cnf on Oct 26, 2023 2:52:30 GMT -6
I'm so sorry to our Maine posters. I'm sending you all love. I can't imagine how terrified you all must be. I'm sorry this our world and it's reached you.
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Post by sarahandben108 on Oct 26, 2023 3:04:48 GMT -6
Maine was just ranked one of the safest states in the country and the lowest for violent crime. Obviously, this changes things.
My boys’ school was called off this morning due to a “local connection”.
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Post by caer on Oct 26, 2023 3:34:51 GMT -6
I’m usually just a lurker here but I feel absolutely sick and was hoping to vent. We live in PA but have a camp in Poland, ME where we spend summers. It’s about 10 miles from the shooting so have lots of friends and connections that live in the area. It’s early so we haven’t heard from anyone yet and I’m a nervous wreck. We also own land in Poland where we hope to build a house and we always joke about the low crime rate compared to our current location. I just can’t believe this happened. I mean, I can believe it because fucking guns but it’s still shocking.
Love and prayers to the Maine posters here, I hope you and your people are all safe.
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Post by klw on Oct 26, 2023 5:08:05 GMT -6
I just read two things on Reddit that broke my heart. One I can’t verify but this guy said his brother was at that restaurant for his corn hole league night. That with bowling is just good Wednesday night fun. Another that I did verify is that Maine had 32 homicides in the entire year last year. This single event is nearly that many and the number of injured is so high. Just seems impossible that one person can do that much damage in such a short time. Like this is the problem with these weapons. I read a news article with similar numbers for the homicides. It also stated that 15 of them were domestic related.
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Post by thebanich on Oct 26, 2023 5:17:34 GMT -6
The college I work for is only about 20 minutes away. I’m remote but it still feels too close to home. So many of my colleagues are spread out in the area. Prayers to everyone worried about friends and family.
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Post by cnf on Oct 26, 2023 5:23:52 GMT -6
I imagine other countries with strict gun laws and little to no shootings, every time we have a mass shooting, must just sit there with the jaws hung and heads shaking. They have to be completely dumbfounded at the fact that we just do nothing every single time. The rest of the world must think so low of us. I know I do.
I can't believe they haven't found the shooter yet. It feels so reminiscent of the manhunt after the Boston bombings.
God I can't stop thinking about this. It hurts my heart so badly. I'm holding all our Maine posters and the families of those affected in my heart today. God I am so sorry.
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