10/26/2023

Witnesses Recount Survival Scramble When Gunman Opened Fire in Maine Bowling Alley

At least 16 are dead, many more wounded

At least 16 people are dead and dozens more have been injured after a bowling alley came under fire in Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday evening, law enforcement sources confirmed to ABC News. The death toll is likely to rise, officials said.

Hours after the shooting, the deadliest of the year and one of the deadliest in recent decades, the gunman remains on the loose. Hundreds of police are searching for a person of interest as communities remain under shelter-in-place orders.

The shooting unfolded in part during youth night at a local bowling alley. Witnesses described a desperate scene where people hid behind benches and tables and even inside the bowling pin machine at the end of a lane.

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