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At least 22 people have been killed and "many more" injured late Wednesday in shootings in the northern US state of Maine, a local official said on CNN. Lewiston city councilor Robert McCarthy said authorities "have confirmed 22 dead, many, many more injured."
The shooting spree took place at a bowling alley and also at least one other location, a local restaurant and bar, according to local media, with police saying the gunman was still at large.
Lewiston Police said in an earlier Facebook post that they were dealing with an active shooter incident at Schemengees Bar and Grille and Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley about 4 miles (6,4 kilometers) away. The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office released two photos of the suspect on its Facebook page that showed a gunman walking into an establishment with a weapon raised to his shoulder.
“Please stay off the roads to allow emergency responders access to the hospitals,” police said.
On its website, Central Maine Medical Center said staff were “reacting to a mass casualty, mass shooter event” and were coordinating with area hospitals to take in patients. A woman who answered the phone in the emergency department said no further information could be released and that the hospital itself was on lockdown.
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