Governor Janet Mills and public safety officials to speak in the wake of last night’s shootings.

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Hundreds of law enforcement agents were scouring communities around Lewiston, Maine, on Thursday for a person of interest in connection with two shootings at a bowling alley and bar that killed at least 16 people and left terrified residents huddled in homes.

School districts canceled classes and authorities warned residents of in and around Lewiston to stay inside and lock their doors as investigators launched a massive search for Robert Card, 40, who police identified as a person of interest in the Wednesday rampage. Card was considered “armed and dangerous,” police said.

Just before 7 p.m. Wednesday, Lewiston police said that they were dealing with an active shooter incident at Schemengees Bar and Grille and Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley, in Lewiston, a city of about 38,400 residents about 35 miles north of Portland and about 33 miles southwest of Augusta.

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