A lieutenant colonel with the Army Reserves testified before an investigatory panel that a reservist who carried out the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history had a low threat profile when he left a psychiatric hospital before the tragic incident. The reservist, Robert Card, was not deemed a high risk despite concerns about his mental health.
Lt. Col. Ryan Vazquez, who oversees more than 200 reservists, explained that there were limitations in enforcing a mental treatment plan for Card while he was in civilian life. Additionally, there was no established procedure for the Army Reserves to confiscate Card's civilian weapons or secure them under normal circumstances.
