Maine’s close-knit deaf community is grieving in the wake of shootings that killed 4 beloved members

By PATRICK WHITTLE
Associated Press

FALMOUTH, Maine (AP) — Maine’s close-knit community of deaf and hard of hearing people is grieving in the wake of the Lewiston shootings that killed beloved members, many of whom were ardent advocates. The Maine Educational Center for the Deaf says Friday the shootings at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, killed at least four members of their community. The shootings killed 18 people in total and injured 13 others. The educational center is located on an island in Falmouth, Maine, and it became a site for grieving and sharing memories on Friday even though school was officially closed.