Maine victims included people who tried to stop shooter, families say
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Authorities on Friday identified the 18 people, ranging from ages 14 to 76, killed in the Lewiston, Maine, shootings earlier this week.
The latest: The suspect was found dead Friday night, capping off a two-day manhunt that left local communities on lockdown.
What they're saying: "The victims of this tragedy are our family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors," Gov. Janet Mills said in a statement Friday evening.
- "It is often said that our state is 'one big small town' because Maine is such a close-knit community," Mills said. "As a result, many of us know the victims personally, including me."
- Mills said she lost a friend, Josh Seal, who served as an ASL interpreter during the state's COVID-19 briefings.
Details: Aaron Young, 14, was an avid bowler who was among those who died, his family told AP. He was at Just-in-Time Recreation — a bowling alley where one of the shootings took place Wednesday — with his dad, Bill Young, who also died.
- Michael R. Deslauriers II was also at the bowling alley with family, his father told CBS News. Deslauriers and a friend made sure their wives and kids were safe, then charged the shooter. Both were killed.
- Joey Walker, a manager at Schemengees Bar & Grille — the site of the second shooting — died after grabbing a butcher knife and going to confront the gunman, his father told NBC News.
The names and ages of the victims, according to state officials:
- Aaron Young, 14
- Thomas Ryan Conrad, 34
- Maxx A. Hathaway, 35
- Joshua A. Seal, 36
- Peyton Brewer-Ross, 40
- Bryan M. MacFarlane, 41
- Arthur Fred Strout, 42
- William A. Young, 44
- Michael R. Deslauriers II, 51
- Tricia C. Asselin, 53
- Stephen M. Vozzella, 45
- William Frank Brackett, 48
- Jason Adam Walker, 51
- Ronald G. Morin, 55
- Joseph Lawrence Walker, 57
- Keith D. Macneir, 64
- Lucille M. Violette, 73
- Robert E. Violette, 76
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