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Breakdown: Turning Anguish Into Action

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In collaboration with FRONTLINE PBS and the Portland Press Herald, Maine Public presents "Breakdown," a limited podcast series about the worst mass shooting in Maine history.
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Episode 5: 'We're still here'

Four members of Maine's deaf community died in Lewiston in October 2023 in what is believed to be the deadliest mass shooting of deaf people in the U.S. The pain of that loss was magnified by the barriers to communication and information deaf survivors and loved ones faced in the immediate aftermath.

Dec 27, 2024•31 min•Ep. 5

Episode 4: 'They controlled it all'

When a gunman opened fire in a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, last October, he used an autoloading rifle to fire 54 rounds in less than two minutes. Eighteen were killed and 13 wounded.

Dec 20, 2024•39 min•Ep. 4

Episode 3: 'Dereliction of duty'

How did leaders of the Army Reserve respond to the many, clear warning signs about the Lewiston shooter, a part-time soldier who was in a dangerous, downward spiral? And why didn’t they take further action?

Nov 22, 2024•37 min•Ep. 3

Episode 2: 'I believe he is going to snap'

Months before the mass shooting in Lewiston that claimed 18 lives, the gunman’s family and friends were desperately trying to get him help.

Nov 08, 2024•40 min•Ep. 2

Episode 1: 'Did we really survive this?'

What does it mean to be a victim? Or a survivor? In a few brief moments in October 2023, 18 lives were lost in Lewiston — and Maine was changed.

Oct 25, 2024•36 min•Ep. 1

Introducing: 'Breakdown'

Over six episodes, Breakdown explores the missed opportunities to prevent the Lewiston shootings, the role of guns and hunting in Maine’s politics, and the aftermath for shooting victims, some of whom were deaf and hard of hearing.

Oct 23, 2024•2 min
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