From top left, Billy Bracket, Ron Morin, Joseph Walker, Steven Vozzella and Bill Young. From bottom left, Tricia Asselin, Peyton Brewer-Ross, Joshua Seal, Maxx Hathaway and Aaron Young.
Eighteen people were killed and 13 were injured inWednesday night’s mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, Maine Governor Janet Mills confirmed.
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Seven people were killed at Just-In-Time Recreation. At Schemengees, seven people were killed inside and one was killed outside the bar. Three victims died in the hospital, say authorities.
The suspected gunman,Robert Card, 40, wasfound deadfrom a self-inflicted gunshot wound three days later.
“I know that the people of Lewiston are enduring immeasurable pain," Governor Mills said during a press conference. “I wish I could take that pain from you, but I promise you this, we will all help you carry this grief.”
During an Oct. 27 press conference, authorities confirmed the names and ages of all 18 victims. Here’s everything we know:
Bill and Aaron Young
Bill and Aaron Young.Go Fund Me
Go Fund Me
Bill Young, 44, and his son, 14-year-old Aaron Young, were killed at Just-In-Time Recreation, Bill’s brother Rob Young toldReuters. Rob told the outlet that the father and son were in a bowling league together.
“Bill was a man dedicated to his family,” his cousin, Kim McConville, toldThe Associated Press.
“Bill was a hardworking man who was all about his family,” a verifiedGoFundMeset up for the Young family reads. “He was always trying to make people laugh and always enjoyed life to the fullest. If anyone ever needed anything, Bill and his wife were the first to lend a hand.”
Steve Vozzella
Steve Vozzella and his wife.GoFundMe
GoFundMe
Numerous online tributes poured in for Steve Vozzella, 45, who was a prominent member of the deaf community, according tosocial media posts.
AGoFundMewas created to help aid Vozzella’s family.
“Steve was a beloved husband, father and member of Maine’s Deaf community,” the fundraiser reads, adding that he worked for the United States Postal Service for more than 20 years.
“Steve loved playing cornhole with his friends,” the GoFundMe continues. “He was a hardworking man who loved his family and animals.”
According to hisFacebook page, Vozzella would have celebrated his one-year wedding anniversary with his wife next month.
His brother, Nick Vozzella, toldABC Newsthat his brother was playing cornhole with a group of people in the deaf community on Wednesday night when the attack occurred.
Billy Brackett
Billy Brackett.Billy Brackett/ Facebook
Billy Brackett/ Facebook
Billy Brackett, 48, was playing cornhole at Schemengees Bar and Grill, his father toldABC News.
In aGoFundMecreated to support Brackett’s family, he is described as “a gentle soul.”
“Billy was a son, a husband, a father, a uncle and a friend to many especially in the deaf community he loved so much,” the GoFundMe reads. “He loved darts, and has been competing for years, he loved cornhole, enjoyed fishing and hunting.”
He leaves behind his wife and 2-year-old daughter, according to the fundraiser.
“Thank you to all of you who were praying, unfortunately Billy did not make it. Such devastation, for so many families,” Kim Phillips, who identified Brackett as her niece’s brother-in-law, wrote onFacebook.
Joshua Seal
Elizabeth Seal/ Facebook
Joshua Seal, 36, was another member of the deaf community.
Elizabeth Seal, who identified herself onFacebookas Joshua Seal’s wife, called Joshua the best father to their four children and a “wonderful husband, my best friend, and my soulmate. He was also a wonderful boss, an incredible interpreter, a great friend, a loving son, brother, uncle, and grandson. He loved his family and always put them first.”
Joshua was the Director of Interpreting Services atPine Tree Society.
“He was a husband, a father of four and a tireless advocate for the Deaf community,” the society wrote in a statement. “He was committed to creating safe space for Deaf people.”
Bryan MacFarlane
Bryan MacFarlane.GoFundMe
Bryan MacFarlane’s sister, Keri Brooks, toldCNNthat MacFarlane, 40 — who was also part of the deaf community — was participating in a cornhole tournament with his friends at Schemengees Bar and Grille when the violence began.
“I grew up in Maine and the deaf community is a tight-knit community,” Brooks told CNN. “Not only was my brother slain, but my friends were too.”
Brooks told the outlet that MacFarlane enjoyed motorcycle riding and being with his dog. AGoFundMehas been created for MacFarlane’s family.
“Bryan was a proud member of the deaf community and was one of the people shot and killed at Schemengees Bar and Grille, unable to hear the danger that came his way,” the fundraiser reads.
MacFarlane was also the first deaf person in Vermont to get his commercial drivers license, according to the GoFundMe.
Joseph Walker
Joseph Walker.Joseph Walker/ Facebook
Joseph Walker/ Facebook
Schemengees Bar and Grille Restaurant manager Joseph Walker, 56, was working – and lost his life trying to stop the gunman — his father, Leroy Walker, toldLester Holt of NBC Nightly News.
“Joe was a great, great son, a loving husband,” Leroy toldMSNBC’s Ana Cabrera. “He had two grandchildren and a stepson… thousands of people loved him,”
“Joseph Walker was the most genuine guy I’ve ever met and got the privilege to know,” oneFacebook user wrote.Adding that he, “made an impact on every single person he came across. Not just an impact but SUCH a positive one.”
AGoFundMehas been created for Joseph’s family.
Ron Morin
Ron Morin/ Facebook
Ron Morin, 55, was at Schemengees Bar and Grille on Wednesday night,CNNreports.
“It’s incomprehensible that someone who radiated so much light and positivity could be taken from us in such a tragic way,” aFacebooktribute to Morin reads.
Peyton Brewer-Ross
Peyton Brewer-Ross/Facebook
Peyton Brewer-Ross, 40, was a new father, according to theUnion Pipefitters Facebook page. The post reads in part, “Peyton Brewer Ross new father and good guy. Pipefitter on my crew and the nicest guy.”
According to aGoFundMe, Brewer-Ross leaves behind his partner Rachel and their 2-year-old daughter.
“Peyton was doing one of the things he thought was so much fun - tossing around bean bags,” the fundraiser reads. “He was playing cornhole with friends at Schemengees Bar and Grill when his life was cut short, way too short.”
Tricia Asselin
Tricia Asselin.Alicia Lachance
Alicia Lachance
Tricia Asselin, 53, died a hero trying to call for help during Wednesday’s mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, her sistertold PEOPLE.
Bobbi-Lynn Nichols and her younger sister Tricia were bowling at Just-In-Time Recreation on Wednesday night.
Nichols says Asselin got shot as she pulled out her phone to call 911.
Another Facebook user,Stacey Houser Carpenter, described Asselin as “one of the kindest, hard working, funny and amazing people.”
“My sister was the most kind, most honest, most giving person you would ever meet,” Nichols says. “She would take her last penny and give it to you. She would raise money for people she didn’t even know.”
Asselin was an athlete who coached little league in Auburn, Maine, her mother Alicia Lachance, told PEOPLE.
Bob Violette
Bob Violette/ Facebook
Bob Violette, 76, was an avid bowler and a loving father and husband, his daughter-in-law Cassandra told theSun Journal.
“He wouldn’t let you walk out the door without giving him a hug, and a kiss on the check. He was just there for everything,” she told the outlet.
“If he was there with those kids, he was protecting those kids,” Dubuc told the outlet. “I have no doubt about that.”
Lucille Violette
Bob and Lucille Violette.Maine Department of Public Safety via AP
Maine Department of Public Safety via AP
Lucille Violette, 73, was killed with her husband Bob Violette at Just-In-Time Recreation.
Tommy Conrad
Tommy Conrad.GoFundMe
Tommy Conrad, 34, was a manager at Just-In-Time Recreation, according to aGoFundMecreated for his family.
“[Conrad] put his life in harm’s way to charge the gunman and save the children who were there,” the GoFundMe reads. “He died a hero. Tommy was a serious person who was devoted to his job, his game and his young daughter, Caroline. He served in the Army, including tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, and on the night of the shooting his instincts kicked and he exemplified service before self.”
He leaves behind a 9-year-old daughter,CNNreports.
Arthur Strout
Arthur Strout.Arthur Strout/ Facebook
Arthur Strout/ Facebook
Arthur Strout, 42, was playing pool at Schemengees Bar and Grille on Wednesday night, his father — who left the bar minutes before the shooting began — toldCBS News.
“People loved him,” Strout’s father, Arthur Barnard, toldWCVB. “They just loved him,” Strout was a father of five, according to CBS News. AGoFundMehas been created for his family.
Michael Deslauriers II
“The loss of my brother leaves a gaping hole in our family,” Vicki Deslauriers Roy, who identified herself online as Michael Deslauriers II’s sister, wrote onFacebook. “My brother was incredibly selfless, almost to a fault.”
Adding later in the tribute: “I was not the least bit surprised to hear that he and his best friend since kindergarten lost their lives trying to protect others. I take comfort in knowing that they went together.”
His father confirmed his death,CBS Newsreports. He was 51.
Jason Walker
“Last night these two men made the ultimate sacrifice,” aFacebook user wrotewith a photo appearing to be Jason Walker and Deslauriers. “They made sure their wives were safe and the children around them. Then they tried to stop the gunman that entered Sparetime in Lewiston. Jason Walker and Mike Deslauriers II were childhood friends since kindergarten. They are the embodiment of true [heroes.]”
Walker was 51.
Maxx Hathaway
Maxx Hathaway.Go Fund Me
Kelsay Hathaway, who identified herself as Maxx Hathaway’s sister in aGoFundMe, confirmed the 35-year-old’s death and described her brother as “a goofy, down to earth person” who “loved to joke around and always had an uplifting attitude no matter what was going on.”
“He loved anime, gaming and loved to play pool,” she added.
According to the GoFundMe, Maxx’s wife, Brenda, is pregnant with their second child, who is due in about a month.
Keith D. Macneir
Keith MacNeir.GoFundMe
“Keith was the friendliest and kindest guy in any room,” aGoFundMecreated for Macneir’s family and surviving son reads. “His loss will leave a huge hole in the lives of many, many people.” He was 64.
source: people.com
