Maine mass shooter’s chilling 50-word handwritten suicide note is revealed – as officials release 3,000 files that lay bare horrifying details of attack which left 18 dead

The farewell letter from Maine‘s deadliest mass shooter has been revealed as part of the release of 3,000 files exposing gruesome details of the attack.

Robert Card killed 18 and left 13 wounded during the rampage at a Lewiston bowling alley and bar last October.

The attack sparked a massive manhunt for 40-year-old Card, who was found dead in his car two days after the massacre.

Now his handwritten last words have been released, revealing his troubled state of mind.

“Don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story,” Card wrote. “I guess I just wanted to play cornhole with my hot girlfriend and leave the (expletive) alone.”

The suicide note of Maine’s deadliest mass shooter has been revealed as part of the release of 3,000 files exposing gruesome details of the attack

Robert Card killed 18 and left 13 injured during the rampage at a Lewiston bowling alley and bar last October

Card had recently been dumped by his partner who was supposed to be playing in a bowling league at the same alley where he opened fire, according to a FBI profile included in the tranche, the Boston sphere reports.

The profile states that she was not there at the time of the attack, “but that easily could have been.”

The documents also revealed harrowing information about the immediate aftermath of the attack officers chasing the suspect described having to walk past dying victims as they begged for help.

“They are grabbing our legs and trying to stop us, but we can’t help them,” Lewiston Officer Keith Caouette wrote. “We have to walk past them and keep looking and hope they’re still alive when we get back.”

He told a man lying on the ground to hold on, but by the time he returned to him, the man had died.

Another police officer’s first instinct was that an act of domestic terrorism had been committed, which was underscored by the heavy police presence and flashing blue lights.

“I really felt like we were at war,” wrote Auburn Lt. Steven Gosselin.

Others described the gruesome scenes in the bowling alley and the bar and grill.

Card killed 18 people during the massacre (pictured), in what has become the deadliest mass shooting in Maine

One police officer’s first instinct was that an act of domestic terrorism had been committed

Cell phones rang on bloodied tabletops as tablecloths and a pool tablecloth turned into makeshift stretchers.

“A quick scan of the building revealed blood and flesh scattered throughout the business,” Lewiston Detective Zachary Provost wrote of the bowling alley.

“I also smelled the heavy odor of gunpowder mixed with burning flesh.”

At its height, the law enforcement presence was massive with 16 SWAT teams and officers from 14 different agencies, along with eight helicopters and additional aircraft, and an underwater recovery team, State Police Lt. Tyler Stevenson wrote.

“I have witnessed several large-scale manhunts in my career, but this was by far the largest manhunt I have participated in,” he wrote.

Officers used lasers to map the shooting scenes, searched Tracfone purchases at a Walmart in case Card had a burner phone and even retrieved data from Card’s Subaru infotainment system.

Someone who played cornhole with the shooter spoke to police about Card, describing him as “in his own little world, but not in a bad or uncomfortable way.”

Card was an Army reservist whose behavior became increasingly erratic in the months leading up to the shooting.

A law enforcement officer mans a checkpoint next to the Sparetime Recreation, one of two locations targeted by the mass shooter

On September 16, police tried to speak to Card at his home but received no response. They failed to enforce the state’s “yellow flag” laws, which allow officers to take guns away from vulnerable people.

In March, a state commission ruled that this was a clear failure, although Sagadahoc Sheriff Joel Merry insists his team acted appropriately based on the information they had.

On October 19, Card began hearing voices, according to a report from a person who worked at a store where he delivered bread.

The report said Card knew the voices were talking about him and “you may be the ones I encounter.”

In addition to the chaotic scene in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, police also had to deal with pranksters who hindered their investigation.

This included fake tips and a person claiming to be Card by speaking through an audio filter on TikTok.

The trove of documents was published on Friday before the website crashed. Officials in Maine said they should be available again Monday at 5 p.m.