Documents released by the Maine State Police on October 31 have provided insight into the motives behind the violent attack carried out by a delusional US Army reservist in Lewiston, which resulted in the death of 18 individuals at a bowling alley and a bar. Robert Card, 40, was found dead on October 27, two days after the rampage, which also left 13 people injured and led to multiple communities being locked down during an extensive search on land and water.
A woman interviewed by the state police three hours after the shooting began reported that Card believed several businesses, including the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley and Schemengees Bar and Grille, were “broadcasting online that Robert was a paedophile.” It was revealed in a police affidavit filed to obtain an arrest warrant that Card had been delusional since February, following a breakup, and he had been hospitalized for mental illness. He had also stopped taking his prescribed medication.
In their investigation, the police spoke with Card’s brother, who disclosed that Card had been in a relationship with someone he had met at the bar during a cornhole competition. Another individual informed a different officer in an affidavit seeking access to Card’s cellphone records that he had been to both the bowling alley and the bar with Card and that Card was acquainted with people at both locations. The man stated that Card’s girlfriend had two daughters, whom he would take out to eat at Schemengees. Consequently, Card developed the paranoid belief that people were looking at him due to these interactions.
The same individual mentioned that Card harbored a grudge against bar manager Joey Walker, believing that Walker had insulted him. Tragically, Walker was among those killed in the attack.
Card’s son disclosed to the police that his father had recurring paranoia about strangers accusing him of being a paedophile since the previous winter.
Furthermore, Card accused fellow members of his Army reserve unit of labeling him a paedophile, leading to an incident in July that prompted Army officials to order a mental health evaluation. Subsequently, he spent two weeks at a private psychiatric hospital in New York.
These revelations offer some understanding of why Card targeted the bowling alley and the bar during his violent rampage.
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