Maine mass shooting survivors and victims announce legal action – NBC Boston

Nearly a year after the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history, 100 survivors and victim families of the Lewiston mass shooting are filing legal action.

On Tuesday, they actually send a legal notice to the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army and Keller Army Community Hospital in New York. They allege negligence and say those agencies failed to adequately respond to warning signals from Army Reserve Sgt. Robert Card.

The lawsuit also states that despite his severe untreated mental illness, Card was allowed to remain in the community and was given access to assault weapons.

In October 2023, Card shot and killed 18 people at a popular bowling alley and a local bar.

A legal notice is a first step in pursuing a wrongful death lawsuit.