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Victims of the deadly mass shooting in Maine include a 10-year-old girl who was wounded when a gunman entered a bowling alley with an assault rifle and started shooting in Lewiston Maine on Wednesday night, according to authorities and reports.

In all, 18 people were killed and 13 others wounded at the Just-In-Time Recreation Bowl, which was hosting a youth league, and Schemengees Bar and Grille — with a massive manhunt now underway for “armed and dangerous” gunman Robert Card.

“I never thought I’d grow and get a bullet in my leg,” Zoey Hutchinson told ABC News just hours after she was grazed by a bullet as she and her mother took cover from the gunfire at Sparetime Recreation.

“Why? Why do people do this?” the little girl asked.

“I was more worried about, like, am I going to live? Am I going to make it out of here,” she said of the moment the shooter opened fire.

“When I turned around, I saw the shooter like right behind me,” Zoey’s mother, Meghan Hutchinson, told the outlet.

The mother and daughter barricaded themselves with a few others in a storage area of the bowling alley, she explained.

During a press briefing Thursday, Maine Gov. Janet Mills confirmed the 18 casualties, while police said Card is still on the run.

“This attack strikes at the very heart of who we are, and the values we hold dear for this precious place we call home,” Mills said at the briefing. “This is a dark day for me.”

Maine State Police Col. William Ross said arrest warrants were issued charging Card for eight counts of murder — the number of victims so far identified — and is expected to face 18 counts when all of the dead are eventually identified.


  Zoey Hutchinson was grazed by a bullet as she and her mother took cover from the gunfire at Sparetime Recreation. ABC Zoey Hutchinson was grazed by a bullet as she and her mother took cover from the gunfire at Sparetime Recreation. ABC

  An undated photo of 40-year-old Robert Card, who police identified as a person of interest in connection to Wednesday night’s shootings. Lewiston Maine Police Department An undated photo of 40-year-old Robert Card, who police identified as a person of interest in connection to Wednesday night’s shootings. Lewiston Maine Police Department

  Maine State Police Col. William Ross said Card had been charged with eight counts of murder, a number that would likely increase as more victims are identified. Reuters Maine State Police Col. William Ross said Card had been charged with eight counts of murder, a number that would likely increase as more victims are identified. Reuters

Fifteen died at the two shooting scenes while three others were pronounced dead at area hospitals, Ross said.

Ross said police received a 911 call from the bowling alley shortly before 7 p.m. on Wednesday — and multiple calls at  Schemengees bar, which is about four miles away, minutes later.

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Seven people were killed at the bowling alley, including a female, and eight at the bar, seven men inside and another outside, he said. Three others died at area hospitals.

Ross said cops identified Card after finding his car, which was found nearby.


  Three of the victims were pronounced dead at area hospitals. REUTERS Three of the victims were pronounced dead at area hospitals. REUTERS

  Authorities warned Card, scene here on surveillance footage, is considered armed and dangerous. via REUTERS Authorities warned Card, scene here on surveillance footage, is considered armed and dangerous. via REUTERS

  Two counties have been told to shelter in place while authorities hunt the suspect. AFP via Getty Images Two counties have been told to shelter in place while authorities hunt the suspect. AFP via Getty Images

  Zoey’s mother, Meghan Hutchinson, said the gunman was right behind them. ABC Zoey’s mother, Meghan Hutchinson, said the gunman was right behind them. ABC

“We believe this is someone who should not be approached,” he said. “I can’t stress this enough, this is an ongoing investigation in the early stages. More information will come out in conjunction with the state attorney general’s office as the lead prosecutor.”

State police have taken the lead in the investigation and the search for the accused killer, with the FBI, and county and local cops also involved, officials said.

“This is truly a tragedy that goes beyond comprehension,” Lewiston Police Chief David St. Pierre said. “This is an all-hands-on-deck approach.”


  A body being removed from Schemengees Bar and Grille following the mass shooting CJ GUNTHER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock A body being removed from Schemengees Bar and Grille following the mass shooting CJ GUNTHER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

  Robert Card is accused of opening fire at the Sparetime Recreation Bowl, which was hosting a youth league, and Schemengees Bar and Grille.
 Robert Card is accused of opening fire at the Sparetime Recreation Bowl, which was hosting a youth league, and Schemengees Bar and Grille.

According to law enforcement sources, Card, a trained arms specialist, spent two weeks at a mental health facility over the summer.

Leroy Walker, the father of Schemengees’ bar manager, told NBC he is convinced his son is among the dead.

“And I don’t know, telling you the truth, what kind of night this is going to be from now until tomorrow when I wake up to the true facts that my son is dead — and I know he’s dead,” he told the outlet.


  Officials cautioned not all victims have been identified. AP Officials cautioned not all victims have been identified. AP

“I know it as well as I know I’m standing here telling you because he’s not here and he’s not at any other hospital and he’s not running the streets or he would have called us, because he manages Schemengees, so I know he was there.”

Mills said she had spoken to President Joe Biden and other federal officials, and said flags will be flown at half-mast throughout the nation for five days to commemorate the tragedy.

“I love this city just like I love the whole state,” Mills told reporters. “This city did not deserve this terrible assault on its citizens, on its peace of mind.

“No city does, no state, no people,” she said.

Card is presumed armed and dangerous and the public in two counties have been told to shelter in place.

“Our reality for today is that this suspect is still at large,” Maine Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck told reporters. 

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