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Army Reservist Warned Of Friend's Mental Decline Before Mass Shooting

Ed Yurek, a member of the U.S. Army Reserve, gives testimony, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Augusta, Maine, during a hearing of the independent commission investigating the law enforcement response to

An Army reservist and friend of the gunman behind Maine’s deadliest mass shooting testified Thursday about his friend's mental decline, describing publicly for the first time the warning he issued a month before the tragedy unfolded.

The reservist texted leaders of his reserve unit six weeks before the shooting, advising them to change the passcode to the gate at their Army Reserve training facility and arm themselves if the gunman showed up.

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