NBC News She writes that police sources confirm to the channel that at least 22 people were killed after several shooting incidents in the American city of Lewiston, Maine.
In a live broadcast on CNN, Lewiston City Councilman Robert McCarthy confirmed that 22 people had been killed
According to the channel, there will also be between 50 and 60 wounded as a result of the shooting, which was said to have occurred in three different places in the city. There will be a bowling alley, a bar and a distribution center connected to a Walmart store, local newspaper The Sun Journal reported.
No arrests have been made so far, and police released a photo of a person they are looking for in connection with the shooting incidents. They call the man armed and dangerous.
City residents were asked to stay inside and close their doors on Wednesday evening.
President Joe Biden has been notified of the mass shooting, Reuters reported.
Lewiston is located less than six miles north of Portland, Maine’s largest city. About 36,000 people live in the city.