The co-owner of a Maine bar targeted by a mass shooter Wednesday night said he still feels like “this whole thing was a nightmare,” according to local reports.
Kathy Lebel, who co-owns Schengees Bar & Grille Restaurant in Lewiston, was not at her place when the shots rang out, but was told someone entered the bar and “started shooting,” before staff fled in fear, the Lewiston Sun Journal reported.
“It’s just a fun night playing cornholes … it’s the last thing you expect, right?” Lebel told the newspaper. “I still think this is all a nightmare.”
He was one of dozens waiting outside Central Maine Medical Center in an effort to get more information about family and friends.
By early Thursday, police had not released the number of people killed in the shooting, but law enforcement sources said at least 22 were killed and dozens more wounded at the Sparetime Recreation bar and bowling center.
The two shooting scenes are about five miles apart.
Robert Card, 40, has been identified as a person of interest in the heartbreaking bloodbath.
He is considered by authorities to be armed and dangerous.
Kathy Lebel, in white, co-owner of Schemengees Bar, said it was a “fun corn hole night” until someone walked in and started shooting. The Official City of Lewiston, Maine Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant was one of two places targeted during the shooting. Google Maps law enforcement officers search for a mass shooting suspect in the Lisbon High School gymnasium in Maine.CJ GUNTHER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
A woman told the Maine News Center that she couldn’t reach her grown son who was shooting pool in Schengenes with her ex-husband and didn’t know if he was still alive.
“My ex-husband and son play pool. And the next thing I know, I saw on Facebook that there was a shooting at Schengees where they were playing,” the woman named Julie told the station outside Central Maine Hospital, where she and her wife and son had gathered to wait for answers.
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“We’re all waiting and we’re not learning anything,” he said. “They won’t tell us if he’s alive, if he’s in critical condition, if he’s dead – they won’t tell us anything.”
Police released surveillance photos of Robert Card, a person of interest, holding a gun as he entered a second business Wednesday. -large on Wednesday.Nichoel Wyman Arel via REUTERS
Melinda Small, who owns Legends Sports Bar and Grill near Sparetime Recreation, told The Associated Press employees quickly locked the doors and about 25 patrons moved away from the doors after patrons heard gunshots in the bowling alley.
“Honestly, I was in a state of shock. I was lucky that my team responded quickly and everyone was safe,” Small told The Associated Press. “But at the same time, my heart breaks for this area and for what everyone is going through. I just feel numb.”
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