On what should have been a day of celebration, Maxx Hathaway, a 35-year-old White male, tragically lost his life on October 25, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. He was one of 18 victims in a mass shooting that shook the New England community. Hathaway, a devoted husband and father of two young daughters with a third on the way, had received his college diploma earlier that same day.
The evening took a horrific turn when a gunman opened fire at two separate locations in Lewiston.
Hathaway was at Schemengees Bar & Grille when the assailant began his attack. Described as a loving and goofy family man, Hathaway was a stay-at-home dad who cherished his family above all else. His sudden and violent death left his family and friends reeling from the senseless act of violence.
The perpetrator of the deadly rampage was identified as 40-year-old Robert Card, a U.S. Army reservist. Following the shootings, Card fled the scene, sparking an extensive two-day manhunt that put local residents on high alert. Law enforcement agencies from local, state, and federal levels were involved in the massive search for the armed and dangerous suspect. An arrest warrant for multiple counts of murder was issued for Card.
The search for Card concluded on October 27, 2023, when he was found deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a tractor-trailer at a recycling facility where he had previously been employed. His death brought an end to the intense manhunt, though it offered little solace to the families of the victims whose lives were irrevocably changed by his actions. The investigation into the motive for the shooting continued after the suspect's death.
