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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Antoun Issa

Afternoon Update: US mass shooting kills at least 16; Sydney woman found dead identified; and Gen Z want less sex on screen

An unidentified gunman points a gun
An unidentified gunman points a gun while entering Sparetime Recreation in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday 25 October. Maine State police ordered residents to shelter in place as the suspect remains at large. Photograph: AP

Good afternoon. A mass shooting in the US state of Maine has killed at least 16 people, with the shooter still at large at the time of writing.

A man is reported to have opened fire at a bowling alley and bar in Lewiston – Maine’s second-largest city. Authorities have identified 40-year-old Robert Card as a “person of interest” and have urged residents to stay in their homes with their doors locked. US president Joe Biden has been briefed on the shooting, which will make it America’s 36th mass killing this year. Here’s a wrap of what we know so far.

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