AP Deaf family grieves father of 4 and beloved community leader who was killed in Maine shootings DAVID SHARP Associated Press Oct 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2023 Updated May 5, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LISBON FALLS, Maine — Most survivors of the mass shootings at a Maine bowling alley and a bar heard the gunfire and tried to escape.kAmu@C 2 8C@FA @7 5627 3@H=6CD[ E96 D92EE6C:?8 5:? @7 3F==6ED 7:C65 7C@> 2 9:89\A@H6C C:7=6 C624965 E96> @?=J 2D 2 ;@=E] %96C6 H6C6 ?:?6 5627 3@H=6CD ~4E] ad H96? 2? pC>J C6D6CG:DE DE2CE65 9:D 2EE24< 2E E96 2==6J] p== 3FE @?6 H6C6 DECF4< 3J 3F==6ED] u@FC DFCG:G65 2?5 7@FC 5:65[ 56=:G6C:?8 2 3=@H E@ E96 DE2E6VD E:89E\<?:E 5627 4@>>F?:EJ]k^AmkAmp>@?8 E9@D6 <:==65 H2D y@D9 $62=[ 2? p>6C:42? $:8? {2?8F286 :?E6CAC6E6C H9@ 82:?65 ?@E@C:6EJ 2D 2 EC2?D=2E@C 2E |2:?6VD 52:=J r~'xs\`h 3C:67:?8D 5FC:?8 E96 A2?56>:4]k^Am kAm%96 be\J62C\@=5 72E96C @7 7@FC 5627 49:=5C6? 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