Families of victims in Maine mass shooting say they want a broader investigation into killings

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Families of the victims of the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history said Wednesday that they want a broader federal investigation into the circumstance surrounding the killings.

The request came in a statement issued by the relatives’ lawyers a day after Army officials released a pair of reports about the October shootings. One of the reports said three Army Reserve officers were disciplined in the aftermath of the shootings, which were carried out by a reservist.

The “narrow scope” of the Army reviews and conflicting conclusions in the reports were “troubling” for the families, the attorneys said. They called on Maine’s congressional delegation to push for an investigation by the Inspector General for the Department of Defense into the events leading up to the shootings.

The broader investigation is needed to identify “system failures that caused numerous warning signs to be overlooked” about the shooter, attorneys Travis Brennan and Ben Gideon wrote.

“A DOD IG should be appointed to further investigate, answer outstanding questions, and address the conflicting conclusions between the reports,” they said.

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