Maine shootings: Here’s what we know about the victims so far

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two mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, included a volunteer youth bowling coach known for encouraging children and a bar manager whose father said his son tried to confront the shooter and died “a hero.”According to Maine State Police, seven people died Wednesday night at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley. Six were male and one was female.

Eight more people, all male, died at Schemengees Bar and Grille. Three others died after being taken to hospitals.The suspect, Robert Card, was found dead Friday night, officials confirmed.Authorities said Friday that all 18 victims have been identified, and their ages range from 14 to 76 years old.

Officials have not released further information beyond their names and photos provided by families of some of the victims, but some family members have been sharing their stories with U.S. media.Here’s what we know about the victims so far.Tricia Asselin worked part time at the Just-in-Time Recreation bowling alley.

She had Wednesday night off, but went bowling with her sister.When she realized shots were being fired inside the bowling alley, Asselin, 53, went to call 911, but was shot and killed, relatives said.Asselin “had a great passion for life,” and was a loving mother, “the most caring person there was,” her mother, Alicia Lachance, told NBC News.Asselin’s cousin, Tammy Asselin, was at the bowling alley with her own daughter, Toni, who played in a youth bowling league on Wednesdays. They knew Tricia worked there, but they hadn’t seen her yet that night.When she heard the gunfire, Tammy Asselin couldn’t find her daughter and then tripped on some bowling bags and fell.

Tammy and others tried to hide, getting a table to flip over and act as a wall near a corner booth. Her daughter