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"Breakdown in Maine" - Preview

Investigating the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history and missed opportunities to prevent it.

Aired 12/10/2024

FRONTLINE

"Breakdown in Maine" - Preview

Preview: Season 2024 Episode 16 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions

Investigating the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history and missed opportunities to prevent it.

Investigating the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history and missed opportunities to prevent it. FRONTLINE, Portland Press Herald and Maine Public examine breakdowns with police, military and mental health care before the Lewiston shooting.

Aired 12/10/2024

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Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the Ford Foundation. Additional funding...

BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 1: 'Did We Really Survive This?'

Clip: S2024 Ep16 | 36m 36s | The mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, on Oct. 25, 2023, was the year's deadliest. (36m 36s)

BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 2: 'I Believe He Is Going To Snap'

Clip: S2024 Ep16 | 40m 52s | Months before the Lewiston mass shooting, the gunman’s family & friends were trying to get him help. (40m 52s)

BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 3: 'Dereliction of Duty'

Clip: S2024 Ep16 | 39m 33s | How did Army Reserve leaders respond to warning signs about the Lewiston shooter, a reservist? (39m 33s)

BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 4: 'They Controlled It All'

Clip: S2024 Ep16 | 44m 16s | The politics of guns in Maine and “yellow flag” laws, which shaped the Lewiston response. (44m 16s)

BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 5: 'We're Still Here'

Clip: S2024 Ep16 | 35m 26s | Four members of Maine's deaf community died in the Lewiston shooting. (35m 26s)

BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 6: 'I Think There's Hope'

Clip: S2024 Ep16 | 42m 10s | In the Lewiston shooting's aftermath, healing and recovery is taking many forms. (42m 10s)

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