William Billy Frank Brackett, 48, was among the victims of the mass shooting that began the evening of October 25, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. He was at Schemengees Bar & Grille taking part in a cornhole tournament for the deaf community when a gunman opened fire. Brackett, a well-known member of the deaf community who was called the Silent Giant, was killed at Schemengees; four of the victims there were deaf.

The attacker also fired earlier that night at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley. The two locations together left 18 people dead and 13 wounded, making this the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history. A massive manhunt followed; the suspect, identified as 40-year-old Robert Card, was later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a tractor-trailer on October 27, 2023. Authorities said Card was an Army reservist and that his family had previously warned about his mental state and access to firearms.

If anyone knew Billy Brackett or was at Schemengees that night and can help clarify what happened, please share what you know.