‘It was terrifying’: Maine residents describe lockdown after shootings

With gunman still on the loose, police warned residents to shelter in place in their homes and businesses

The shootings in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday that killed 18 and wounded several others shook the country, becoming the deadliest mass shooting in the US this year.

An immediate lockdown went into effect for residents of Lewiston as the shooter, who had just murdered nearly two dozen people in a bowling alley and restaurant, was - and still is - on the loose. Schools were closed and stores and businesses were shuttered.