Hero bar manager died running towards evil mass shooter with butcher's knife
The "hero" manager of a bar where a bloody and terrible mass shooting ended the lives of 18 innocent people bravely died running straight at the evil shooter with a butcher's knife.
Joe Walker was the bar manager at Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston, Maine. He tragically lost his life in the massacre that took place at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley and then Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston, Maine.
Joe's father, Leroy Walker, who is an Auburn City Councilor, confirmed his son's death, stating that Joe was shot twice in the stomach as he bravely tried to confront the shooter with a butcher knife. Leroy Walker described his son as a hero, emphasising Joe's courageous attempt to protect others despite the immense danger.
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In the face of this horrifying event, Leroy Walker expressed the devastating emotional turmoil he experienced, waiting anxiously for confirmation about his son's fate. He shared his deep sense of loss and anguish, describing the overwhelming pain he felt, knowing that Joe was no longer with them.
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Joseph Walker, 57, was one of the victims in the massacre in Maine (Facebook)He told NBC News: "He died as a hero." Waiting for confirmation of his worst fears Wednesday night, Walker told the network he felt like his guts and neck were being "squashed."
"And I don't know, telling you the truth, what kind of night this is going to be from now until tomorrow when I wake up to the true facts that my son is dead - and I know he's dead," he said. "I know it as well as I know I'm standing here telling you because he's not here and he's not at any other hospital and he's not running the streets or he would have called us, because he manages Schemengees, so I know he was there."
Law enforcement continue a manhunt in the aftermath of a mass shooting (AP)Meanwhile, the father of victim Michael Deslaurier told CBS News that his son was one of those killed at Just-In-Time Recreation. His father, who shares the same name, said his son and a friend both were killed as they charged at the shooter after making sure their wives and several children were safe.
Authorities have scoured the woods and hundreds of acres of family-owned property, sent dive teams with sonar to the bottom of a river and scrutinised a possible suicide note Friday in the second day of their intensive search for an Army reservist accused of fatally shooting 18 people and wounding 13 at a bowling alley and a bar in Maine.
Nearly two days after the shooting, law enforcement officials gave no indication that they have any leads on Robert Card's whereabouts. During a lengthy news conference absent of any major developments, Maine Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck would only say that authorities are leaving all their options open.
Robert Card, a 40-year-old Army reservist and firearms instructor, has been named as the suspect in the murder of 22 people in Lewiston, Maine on Wednesday (FACEBOOK)“We’re going to be all over the place,” Sauschuck said. “That’s not saying that we know that the individual is in this house, you know, in that house or they’re in that swath of land, this acreage.”
Police and other law enforcement officers were spotted in several areas around the region on Friday. Divers searched the water near a boat launch in Lisbon, and a farming business in the same town. At points throughout the day, police vehicles were seen speeding past, lights flashing and sirens blaring.
A law enforcement official sets up a drone as they conduct a manhunt for suspect Robert Card (Getty Images)A gun was found in Card's car, which was found at a boat ramp, and federal agents were testing it to determine if it was used in the shooting, two law enforcement officials said. The officials were not authorised to publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity. Authorities have said publicly that the shooter used at least one rifle. They have not released any other details, including how the suspect obtained the firearm.
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