A reservist told his superiors he was concerned that Card was “going to snap and commit a mass shooting,” the report said. The reservist also warned Card was going to “shoot up” the Army Reserve facility in Saco and that Card had been committed to a mental health facility. Army reservist reached out to police in September expressing concerns that Card was paranoid and mentally ill.
The documents do not say how that was resolved. In May, family members told police they were concerned about his mental state and what he might do with the between 10 and 15 guns he had gathered from a family property. They will raise questions about why Card did not trigger the state’s “yellow flag” law aimed at getting guns away from potentially dangerous people. The disclosures reveal the unraveling of a man witnessed by his family, friends and Maine law enforcement officers that served with Card in the Army Reserve, including a sheriff.
