Survivors sue Army over Lewiston shooting citing Card warnings

Dozens of survivors and relatives of the 2023 Lewiston mass shooting filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday alleging the U.S. Army could and should have stopped reservist Robert Card before he killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar and grill in October 2023. The complaint, brought on behalf of more than 100 plaintiffs, accuses the Army and other federal entities of negligence, saying military personnel knew months in advance that Card posed a clear danger but failed to remove his access to weapons or adequately warn local authorities.

The lawsuit contends that by March 2023 Army personnel were aware that Card was paranoid, delusional, violent and had poor impulse control, and that the service knew he had access to firearms. The complaint alleges the Army promised Card's family and local officials it would remove his guns but did not follow through. It also claims the Army withheld information from and actively misled civilian law enforcement, preventing others from intervening and separating Card from his weapons.

Plaintiffs say warning signs accumulated through the spring and summer of 2023. Card was hospitalized during July training at West Point, New York, and fellow...