NBC reports 15-20 believed dead in mass shooting; suspect at large

A shelter-in-place has been issued for Androscoggin County as Maine law enforcement agencies search for a person of interest in a mass shooting in Lewiston Wednesday night. 

People in the area are asked to stay inside and off the roads while police continue to search for a suspect or suspects.

Reports of the shootings began at about 6:56 p.m. Lewiston Police Department Lt. Derrick St. Laurent told NEWS CENTER Maine shootings happened at Sparetime Recreation and Schemengees Bar and Grille Restaurant.

According to NBC News, 15-20 people are dead following the mass shooting. About 50 are injured, the Associated Press reports.

The suspect(s) of interest is reportedly connected with shootings that occurred on Goddard Road, Mollison Way, and 500 block of Lincoln Street, police stated. 

Just before 3 a.m. on Thursday, Lewiston police said Mollison Way will be closed until further notice, and River Road will be closed from Locust Street to South Avenue. River Road residents will be allowed into the closed area, police said.