The Maine mass shooter is being tested for CTE. Experts have a message about the results
On 25 October, Robert Card carried out America’s deadliest mass shooting of 2023 in Lewiston, Maine.
The Wednesday evening attack left 18 people dead and 13 wounded at a bowling alley and nearby bar, before the suspected gunman was found dead near a river 10 miles outside of Lewiston.
In the weeks that followed, news emerged that Card struggled with his mental health and was exhibiting aggression and paranoia in the lead-up to the shooting — and that his family warned law enforcement something needed to be done.
Amid a search for answers to explain the senseless atrocity — by those who knew Card, investigators, the Lewiston community and the public at large — came speculation that he may have suffered from a brain disorder called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), caused by repetitive head trauma.
Personal accounts from those who knew him and interviews with experts suggest he may have sustained brain damage during his time in the military, according to a report. Two soldiers who
