The Brunswick Town Council has issued a statement on the tragedy in Lewiston.
The Brunswick Town Council expresses our deepest sorrow for the events in Lewiston last night. We are heartbroken over the unspeakable violence and senseless loss of life. Part of Maine’s beauty is our interconnectedness; Lewiston's loss is our loss. We know that many in Brunswick are personally affected by this tragedy, and are mourning the loss of friends and family. Our thoughts go out to them. We also have many staff members, both at the Town and the School Department who are residents of the Lewiston and Lisbon areas. Our hearts go out to them as well as, as we pray for their continued safety.
We join with the governor, our federal legislators, state delegation, and our neighboring towns in commending the actions of all involved first responders, as well as those who will be on the front line of this tragedy for the days and weeks to come. We are especially grateful to the Brunswick Police Department who have lent their assistance to Lewiston, both from the initial response to Schemengees and Just-In-Time Recreation and throughout the subsequent and ongoing search for the suspect.
If you have any information about the incident, please contact the Maine State Police Tip Line at 207.509.9002.
For updates on the current situation, please follow these pages:
Remember that this is an active situation and we urge residents to be vigilant. Please look to the sources above for updates and information. Social media may not always be accurate.
If you need assistance or know of someone in crisis, the following resources are available:
- 2-1-1 Maine: Contact 2-1-1 for free and confidential health and human services information in the area. To get connected to a certified resource specialist, simply dial 2-1-1 from a cell phone.
- Maine Intentional Helpline: The Intentional Warm Line is available toll-free from anywhere in Maine, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is a mental health peer-to-peer phone support line for adults, aged 18 and older, offering mutual conversations with a trained peer specialist who has life experience with mental health recovery. Dial 1-866-771-9276 (WARM).
- Maine Crisis Line: Maine’s crisis telephone response service is for individuals or families experiencing a behavioral health crisis or having thoughts of suicide and/or self-harm. Trained crisis call specialists answer the line and provide free and confidential telephone support and stabilization 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Dial 1-888-568-1112.
If you need resources on talking to children about today’s events, please go to
https://www.brunswicksd.org/o/brunswick-school-department/page/support-resources.
Thank you to the Brunswick School Department for pulling this together.
We look forward to joining in both statewide and national conversations about how to prevent events like this from happening over and over again. But for the moment, this crisis continues and we need to grieve and heal. We urge Brunswick residents to stay safe and obey any instructions from our local and state law enforcement. Keep your children a little bit closer today. Reach out and call your neighbor, who may be alone or need a little extra support. We are all grieving in our own way.
We are Mainers. We stand with Lewiston and with all of our neighboring communities impacted by this tragedy. Stay safe everyone and please do not hesitate to reach out to the resources above for any support you need.
