Maine residents gather to pray and support each other following a mass shooting that left 18 people dead in Lewiston. Church services are held to provide solace and raise funds for the victims.
Worshippers leave the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul after service on Oct. 29 in Lewiston, Maine . The community is working to heal following shooting deaths of 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston.Church bells rang Sunday as Maine residents gathered to pray, reflect and support one another following a traumatic week in which a fellow Maine r gunned down 18 people in the worst mass killing in state history.
“We can see the rays of light in darkness,” Greenleaf told those present. He said that it is for times like this that they have “practised” their faith for.At Lisbon Falls Baptist Church, arriving church members warmly greeted each other. But the atmosphere turned sombre when the Rev. Brian Ganong brought up the tragedy.
Standing outside the Catholic basilica after attending early Mass, Marcel Roy said the last few days have been painful but that he’s hopeful the community can begin the long process of healing.The 70-year-old Lewiston resident said that he knew four of the shooting victims and is praying for them as well as the shooter.
Street life began returning to Lewiston in the city of 37,000. Police missed two clear opportunities to end the lockdown sooner, after failing to find Card’s body in searches of the recycling centre Thursday night and early Friday.
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