Months before authorities said an Army reservist killed 18 people in shootings at a pair of businesses in Lewiston, Maine, his family contacted authorities with concerns about his deteriorating mental health.
Card’s ex-wife and son told authorities that he was hearing voices and experiencing paranoia, according to documents released by deputies on Monday night and. They said he had recently picked up about 10 or 15 handguns or rifles that he had been keeping at his brother’s house, the documents show.
In September, deputies got an email from Card’s Army Reserve unit in Saco, asking for a wellness check. A deputy contacted Card’s unit commander, who said that he no longer had access to weapons from the Reserve unit, Merry said. “Our deputy also asked that the family call back if they believed that Mr. Card an evaluation or was a risk to himself or others,” Merry said.
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