What we know about the victims in the Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting

The state of Maine on Friday released photos of the 18 victims killed Wednesday in the mass shooting in Lewiston. Maine Department of Public Safety hide caption

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The state of Maine on Friday released photos of the 18 victims killed Wednesday in the mass shooting in Lewiston.

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This week's mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, was the nation's deadliest of the year.

Eighteen people were killed in the attacks on a local bowling alley and bar, and 13 others were injured.

Law enforcement announced on Friday that suspect Robert Card had been found dead.

The 40-year-old was the only person suspected in the deadly assault at the Just-in-Time Recreation bowling alley and Schemengees Bar & Grille on Wednesday.

This announcement, made late Friday night, marked the conclusion of a pursuit that left residents seeking shelter and led to the temporary closure of businesses and government offices. State and federal law enforcement agencies conducted an extensive search across multiple towns for Card.

Law enforcement officers carry rifles near an emergency department entrance at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine, on Thursday. This week's mass shooting in Lewiston left 18 people dead. Steven Senne/AP hide caption

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Law enforcement officers carry rifles near an emergency department entrance at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine, on Thursday. This week's mass shooting in Lewiston left 18 people dead.

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The Maine Department of Public Safety released the names, ages and photos of the victims at a press conference Friday.

Michael Deslauriers Jr., 51

Michael Deslauriers Jr. was killed at the bowling alley while trying to rush the gunman, according to who goes by the same name. "I have the hardest news for a father to ever have to share," he wrote in the post.

Jason Walker, 51

Jason Walker, a close friend of Deslauriers Jr., was also killed at the bowling alley, according to the same Facebook post. "They made sure their wives and several young children were under cover then they charged the shooter," Michael Deslauriers Sr. wrote in the post about Walker and his son.

Peyton Brewer-Ross, 40

Peyton Brewer-Ross, 40, worked as a pipefitter at Bath Iron Works, He loved cornhole, wrestling, comic book heroes and helping others, his colleagues said.

Tricia Asselin, 53

Tricia Asselin, 53, was an accomplished athlete, a volunteer, and on the day of her death, a hero, her mother, Alicia Lachance, told NPR.

Lachance, 75, said her two daughters, Tricia and Bobbi-Lynn Nichols, 57, went bowling at Just-In-Time Recreation, where Asselin worked.

on Thursday. Violette's wife, Lucy, 73, was also shot at the bowling alley.

Bill Young, 44, and Aaron Young, 14

Bill Young, 44, and his 14-year-old son, Aaron, were at Just-in-Time for the youth league night, a family member confirmed to Bill was a "man dedicated to his family" who was "always trying to be a funny guy." Aaron was an avid bowler, the AP reported.

Ronald Morin, 55

Ron Morin was a dedicated husband and father of two, and a gregarious man who was well-known for having jokes at the ready, several family members have said in remembrances on social media.

Case in point, just one day before the mass shooting in Lewison, the 55-year-old posted a funny quip on Facebook — apparently a near daily habit, according to his friends.

"Why do men go to bars to meet women. Go to Target. The female to male ratio is 10 to 1. And they're already looking for things they don't need," Morin wrote.

Morin was among the eight men killed at Schemengees Bar and Grille. His death has left his family "torn and shattered."

In a GoFundMe , Morin's younger sister Tanya Morissette described him as having "an infectious personality."

She added: "He was an incredible husband, father, brother, uncle, son, and friend. To know Ron, was to instantly love him. He was a man who always put others before himself and looked for the humor and positivity in even the most tragic circumstances."

In a on Facebook added after the shooting, Morin's son Eric called him his "best friend."

In an interview with the , another family member, Cecile Francoeur Martin, described Morin as an upbeat and happy person.

. But instead, Strout decided to stay behind.

"I said, 'OK,' and he said 'I love you,' because all my kids tell me that every time we see each other," Barnard told the news outlet. "Ten minutes later, I get a phone call."

Strout's wife, Kristy, described the 42-year-old as a Christmas person, who sometimes started preparing for the holiday as early as Halloween. Taken by the spirit of the holiday, she told the , he'd gather their large blended family of five children, to decorate the tree just so.

"If it wasn't perfect, he'd go back to make sure it was perfect and looked like one of those pictures out of a magazine," Kristy said.

The pair had been married for nearly seven years, but they began dating 16 years ago. Together, they share a 13-year-old daughter, Brianna, whose birthday is on Halloween. Both Arthur and Kristy also had two children from a previous relationships.

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In a GoFundMe post, Hathaway's sister, Kelsay Hathaway, said that the couple was expecting their third child in a little over a month. She described the father as a full-time stay-at-home dad and "a goofy, down to earth person" who "loved to joke around and always had an uplifting attitude no matter what was going on."

She added: "Growing up he would always play dolls with my younger sister Courtney and always loved to get into trouble."

In a Facebook , Hathaway's other sister, Courtney Hathaway, wrote about her own devastation. "I'm feeling a lot of things right now but I'm mostly heartbroken that he's gone," she wrote. "Nothing really prepares you for the sudden and shocking loss of a loved one, especially when it happens in such a tragedy."

Stephen Vozzella, 45

On Wednesday night, Steve Vozzella was playing in Schemengees Bar & Grille's cornhole tournament for the deaf, Maine Public reported.

The sport was a big part of Vozzella's life — he was an active member of the New England Deaf Cornhole — and he was quite good at it, with several victories to prove it.

"With sadly and heavy hearts, NEDC has lost a member of our community," the group wrote in a Facebook , adding that the 45-year-old had won several games and was eager to play more. "He will be missed on and off the courts."

that he was heartbroken to learn that Vozzella had been killed in the mass shooting.

"He had much more life to live before it was stolen from him in an all-too-common senseless act of gun violence," Renfroe said. "We mourn the loss of Stephen and all the innocent victims of this tragedy. Our hearts are with Stephen's loved ones, all of those affected and the entire town of Lewiston."

Vozzella, as well as Billy Brackett and Bryan MacFarlane, who were also killed on Wednesday night, were stalwart members of Maine's community of deaf people who died in the shootings, according to the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Thomas Conrad, 34

When the gunman entered Just-In-Time Recreation, several men attempted to take him down. Thomas Ryan Conrad, a manager at the bowling alley, was one of them.

Conrad, who'd served in the Army, including tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, made the ultimate sacrifice, friend Adam Stoddard told the .

"He was great with all of the bowling community kids," Stoddard told the newspaper. "They all loved him. He loved them so much he put his life in harm's way to charge the gunman and save the children who were there. He died a hero."

The 34-year-old had returned to Maine to live near his daughter, Caroline.

"My nephew loved his daughter more than words can say.. We love and will miss You Tommy.. We will all help take care of Caroline," Conrad's aunt, Holly Mireault, wrote on .

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Brooks later told The Daily Moth, an online news outlet featuring news for the Deaf community, that there were nine deaf people at the bar that night.

MacFarlane, who was 40 and would have turned 41 in December, was on the same team as Billy Brackett, Steve Vozzella, and Joshua Seale, the reported. Brooks said the men all knew each other through the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf.

She told the paper that MacFarlane grew up in Portland, Maine, but had only recently moved back to the state to be near his mother. She described him as an outdoorsy man, who lived camping, fishing and riding his motorcycle.

Brooks added that MacFarlane also loved spending time with deaf friends and his dog, M&M, who was named after his favorite candy and regularly joined him on the road as a commercial trucker.

She told that MacFarlane was one of the first deaf people in the state of Vermont to get his commercial trucking driver's license.

"Many states don't let deaf drive trucks so I'm very proud of him for achieving that. He worked as a truck driver for several years," she said.

Joseph Walker, 57

Joseph Walker's family was frantically trying to track him down after news of the mass shooting spread.

His father, Leroy Walker, a city councilor in Auburn, Maine, told news that he was unaware of his son's condition for almost 14 hours. He eventually learned that his son, who was a manager at Schemengees Bar and Grille, had died at the scene of the horrific shooting.

"My son was a great son," the elder Walker told the news outlet. "Never got in any trouble, and he did a lot of good things for a lot of good people."

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Owen Horr, a close childhood friend, posted a tribute to Brackett on . In it he described him as a kind and shy friend who was an avid Longhorns fan and obsessed with nearly all sports from a very young age.

"He had natural-born athletic skills," Horr recalled, adding that Brackett was usually picked first. "He was the best soccer goalie, playing baseball and basketball. He made more than 1,000 points during his senior high school years. Also, he was the outstanding baseball player in the league in Auburn/Lewiston, ME."

The Lewiston reports that Brackett met his wife Kristina through mutual friends in the Deaf community. They celebrated their third wedding anniversary in August, and share a 2 1/2-year-old daughter named Sandra.

Keith Macneir, 64

Unlike the other victims killed by the gunman, Keith Macneir was not a local. He had traveled from his home in Florida to Maine last week, to celebrate his 64th birthday with his son, reported.

post, Macneir's niece, Grace Chilton, said he had been visiting his son Breslin Macneir.

"Keith was at Schemengees (making new friends, I'm sure) at the time of the shooting," Chilton wrote. "Keith was the friendliest & kindest guy in any room - his loss will leave a huge hole in the lives of many, many people."