I don’t have live access to current news right now. Here’s what I can share based on recent, widely reported information:
If you’d like, I can look up the latest updates from reliable sources and summarize them with citations. I can also provide a timeline of events and a brief overview of how Bates College and nearby authorities responded.
Eighteen people were killed in shootings at Schemengees Bar and Grille and Spare Time Recreation on Wednesday evening. On Friday morning, cities across Maine remained locked down and a manhunt for the suspect continued.
thebatesstudent.comFOX 9 reporter Paul Blume is a Bates College graduate, a school that is still on lockdown as of Thursday night while law enforcement continues its search for the suspect of a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. He spoke with several members of the community about their experiences.
www.fox9.comIn the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. since January, a gunman killed 18 people and injured 13 more at a bar and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, on Oct. 25. Bates College, which is located in Lewiston, canceled its classes and ordered students to shelter in place from the night of Oct. 25 through Oct. 27.
williamsrecord.comGet latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A man shot and killed at least 16 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Maine and then fled into the night, sparking a massive search by hundreds of officers while frightened residents stayed locked in their homes Thursday under a shelter-in-place advisory. World News At Least 16 Dead in Maine Mass Killing and Police Hunt for the Shooter as Residents Take Shelter.
www.latestly.comNetflix options an alumna’s book, a professor explains Trump’s victory, and an alumnus argues that tech and humanities can save each other.
www.bates.eduThe campus of Bates College in Lewiston is almost halfway between the two locations where a mass shooter took 18 lives Wednesday night.
www.boston.com“Sandy Hook happened when I was in elementary school, so all of my life I have been preparing for this," said a Bates College senior.
www.bostonglobe.comSeveral colleges in and around Lewiston, Me., were closed Wednesday because of the continuing threat of an active shooter who killed 18 people in the area Wednesday night.
www.insidehighered.comLewiston — where 18 were killed Wednesday night — is a college town, home to Bates College.
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