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Army and police missed chances to intervene before Maine mass shootings, special commission report finds

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74% Informative

Report: Army Reserves and local police missed opportunities to intervene in gunman's psychiatric crisis.

Robert Card , a reservist, killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston , Maine , in October 2023 .

Card was found dead by his own hand after the search that followed the shootings.

Three Army Reserve leaders were disciplined for dereliction of duty.

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84

Informative language

88

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72

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

57

Offensive language

likely offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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short-lived

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