Robert Card's Military Background Revealed

New details about the U.S. Army career of suspected Maine shooter Robert Card have been revealed.

Card, who is still at large as of Friday morning, is the suspect in the fatal shooting of 18 people in Lewiston, Maine on Wednesday evening. He allegedly opened fire on a bowling alley and separate restaurant, committing the worst mass shooting in the U.S. this year.

Card, 40, is an Army reservist and assigned to a training facility in Saco, Maine. He remains at large and is "armed and dangerous," according to police. Newsweek has contacted the U.S. Army Reserve via phone for comment.

Now, new details have emerged about Card's military background, according to an information request sent by The Messenger reporter James LaPorta.

He wrote on X, formerly Twitter: "I sent a request to the Army for Robert Card's releasable biographical data: 'Sgt. 1st Class Robert R. Card II is a Petroleum Supply Specialist in the Army Reserve, enlisting in December 2002. He has no combat deployments. His awards include the Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal x2, Humanitarian Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal and Army Service Ribbon.'"

When asked to clarify by another X user whether Card's achievements were "unremarkable," LaPorta replied: "Yeah. Pretty standard awards. I definitely wouldn't use the term highly decorated."

The Army Achievement award is given to "junior personnel who have committed acts of bravery of a lesser degree than those eligible for the Army Commendation Medal," according to Military Medals, with each branch of the U.S. military offering this type of award.

Card was due to retire from the army this year, according to a post from his now deleted Facebook account earlier this year.

Two senior law enforcement officials said that Card's unit commanders sent him for psychiatric treatment during the summer out of concern for threats he made to the base and his claims of hearing voices, NBC News reported.

Card underwent approximately two weeks of inpatient psychiatric treatment before being discharged. It remains unclear what subsequent actions were taken.

A Defense Department official disclosed that Card's unit, the 3rd Battalion, 304th Infantry Regiment in Saco, Maine, requested law enforcement intervention in July after being alarmed by his erratic behavior. New York State Police responded and transported him to Keller Army Community Hospital at the U.S. Military Academy for an evaluation, according to NBC News.

Army spokesperson Bryce Dubee said in a statement that the Army did not provide training for him as a firearms instructor, and nor did he serve in such a capacity within the Army, the outlet reported.

"We take matters such as this very seriously, and our primary concern is ensuring that all legal and appropriate actions are taken in accordance with our commitment to upholding the highest standards of conduct among our Soldiers and civilian personnel," he said.

Maine State Police are still hunting for Card, who is now officially a murder suspect, with the help of the the FBI, U.S. Marshals, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and police departments from Boston to New York City.

A shelter-in-place order remains in place in Lewiston, as well as in the nearby towns of Lisbon and Bowdoin, as of Friday morning.