Active shooter situation in Maine, hospital says ‘mass casualty, mass shooter’ event

Local law enforcement in Maine is responding to an active shooting situation at two locations, ordering residents to shelter-in-place.

A shelter-in-place order has been issued in a Maine city by state police, citing an active shooting situation. Maine State Police said, in a Facebook post, that there is an active shooting situation in Lewiston, a city of 36,000, 35 miles north of Portland. The Lewiston Police Department confirmed that the active shooter incident occurred at two local businesses — Schemengees Bar and Grille Restaurant and Sparetime Recreation.

Authorities told residents in Lewiston to 'shelter in place' and to 'stay inside your home with the doors locked.'

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