One year after a massacre in Maine, survivors and loved ones search for new beginnings

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Ben Dyer was shot five times during Maine’s deadliest mass shooting, when a gunman killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar.

A year later, Dyer and fiancée Keela Smith want to turn the worst day of their lives into the best.

Lewiston mass shooting survivor Ben Dyer (right) and fiancée Keela Smith examine Dyer’s injuries from the 2023 massacre and talk about their plans for the future on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2024 in Auburn, Maine. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

As Lewiston prepares to mark the grim first anniversary Friday, Dyer and Smith are looking ahead

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