The family of the Army reservist accused of fatally shooting more than a dozen people in Lewiston, Maine, alerted police and military officials that he was experiencing an âacuteâ mental health episode before the Wednesday night massacre, the suspectâs sister-in-law said.
Robert Card, 40, a firearms instructor and longtime member of the Army Reserve, began to hear voices that were saying âhorribleâ things about him a couple of months ago when he was fitted for high-powered hearing aids, according to Katie Card, who is married to his brother.
Katie Card said the family did their best to reassure Robert Card that the comments were not real, including by verifying with some of the people he claimed had made the remarks. But, she said, âit turned into a manic belief.â
âHe was just very set in his belief that everyone was against him all of a sudden,â she said.
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