New information about the Maine mass shooter was revealed by the state's National Guard, which claims that a soldier already informed the police weeks before the incident.
The latest details the Maine National Guard provided raise questions about why the shooting incident happened if law enforcement already knew Robert C. Card's tendency to commit mass shootings. Here's what the soldier said the the police officials regarding the Maine mass shooter.
Soldier Informs Police About Maine Mass Shooter's Tendency of Snapping
The Main National Guard said that a soldier shared his concerns about Robert C. Card, saying that the man has a tendency to snap and commit a mass shooting.
Because of this, National Guard officials asked the local police to check Card. This was confirmed by the Sagadahoc County and Kennebec County Sheriff's Offices officers, saying that they tried contacting Robert on Sept. 16, which was less than six weeks before the shooting.
However, their efforts didn't pay off since the reservist didn't talk to them. After that, they received disturbing information from the shooter's family, as well as the National Guard.
"When [he] answers the door at his trailer, in the past he usually does so with a handgun in hand out of view from the person outside," said the responding Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office sergeant via CNN.
The official added that the National Guard sent a letter, warning them that their fellow guardsman was concerned that the reservist could commit a mass shooting.
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New Maine Mass Shooting Details Raise Questions
The Maine mass shooting is considered to be the biggest one that happened in the U.S. this 2023. USA Today reported that it is also the worst-ever shooting incident affecting the deaf community.
Numerous experts said that the crime committed by Robert Card was very traumatic for deaf and hard-of-hearing survivors since many of them don't know how to take cover since they'll have a hard time hearing gunshots.
Now, the new information shared by the National Guard raises questions as to why the shooting incident in Maine still happened despite the warnings from a guardsman.
Because of this, State Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck was asked why the law enforcement wasn't able to prevent the Maine mass shooting despite knowing Card's mental health condition and tendencies to commit crimes.
Unfortunately, Sauschuck only told the media that he "won't answer" that question.
"Based on what I've seen, we're going to continue to work through that," he added.
