Emotional witness implores politicians to drop partisanship to address shootings

By PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP
Associated Press

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — An independent commission investigating the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history is hearing from more family members of the victims of the tragedy. The commission was established by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and is reviewing the facts surrounding the Oct. 25 shootings that killed 18 people in a bowling alley and a restaurant in Lewiston. The panel is also reviewing the police response to the shootings. Victims and family members on Monday said authorities had a chance to remove guns from shooter Robert Card before the rampage and did not.