The gunman who killed 18 people in Lewiston, Maine, has been found dead, Maine Governor Janet Mills said at a news conference Saturday. ADVERTISEMENTPolice searched extensively for the shooter for nearly two days, first asking people to stay inside and then eventually lifting a shelter-in-place order late Friday. Sauschuck held a news conference earlier in the day too, where he named all 18 victims of the mass shooting. Biden calls for gun legislationThe US has recorded more than 500 mass shooting incidents in 2023 according to data from the Gun Violence Archive, a non-governmental organization. US President Joe Biden said the nation was once again "in mourning after yet another senseless and tragic mass shooting."

Source: The Telegraph October 28, 2023 16:04 UTC