This is the Great America Midday Update for Thursday, October 26.

First of all, our condolences to the families of all the victims in the

Lewis and Maine mass shooting are sympathies to the communities the

county still living through this tragedy still under orders to shelter in place.

As of this update, the shooter remains at large at least 18 people

murdered and as many as 13 wounded.

The headlines about the shooting today were almost unprecedented.

Unusual. In fact, I've never before seen headlines that emphasize the

mental illness of the person suspected in a mass shooting.

Usually, they emphasize the gun. One such headline read, quote,

mentally ill firearms instructor, person of interest, sought.

The suspect in this mass shooting has been identified as Robert Card,

41 years old, an army reservist twice divorced and who recently lost his job.

And who this summer spent two weeks in a mental health facility.

And reportedly, Card said he was hearing voices.

And there's been no explanation why that facility released him.

Nor how a man who is mentally ill could have a gun.

Let alone be a firearms instructor.

So many questions unanswered in this tragedy.

It's early, but at least the right questions are being asked,

including how a man with such obvious mental health issues

could be permitted to have a gun.

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