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Family of Maine shooting suspect says his mental health had deteriorated rapidly

Headline from NBC Los Angeles

The family of the Army reservist accused of fatally shooting more than a dozen people in Lewiston, Maine, alerted police and military officials that he was experiencing an “acute” mental health episode before the Wednesday night massacre, the suspect’s sister-in-law said.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Family of Maine shooting suspect says his mental health had deteriorated rapidly (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    The family of the Army reservist accused of fatally shooting more than a dozen people in Lewiston, Maine, alerted police and military officials that he was experiencing an “acute” mental health episode before the Wednesday night massacre, the suspect’s sister-in-law said.

  2. Wall Street Journal

    Maine Shooting Suspect Robert Card Heard Voices, Received Mental-Health Care Before Massacre (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The suspect in the shootings Wednesday that killed 18 in Maine received inpatient psychiatric care this past summer, according to his sister-in-law.

  3. Bangor Daily News

    Officials: Man treated at mental health facility is person of interest in central Maine shootings (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    The bulletin says the man, Robert Card, had been trained as a firearms instructor at a U.S. Army Reserve training facility in Maine.

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