Award of Excellence: The Boston Globe, Lewiston Copes With Tragedy After Mass Shooting
This premiere category recognizes the collaborative effort of a photography staff covering a single topic or news story. It is a narrative picture story that consists of images taken as part of a team effort to cover a single issue or news story.
Lewiston High football player Gage Parent stands with head coach Jason Versey after a moment of silence for shooting victims prior to the football game between Lewiston and Edward Little high schools on November 1, 2023, at Lewiston High School. The game was postponed the week prior due to the shootings in Lewiston.
Lewiston Copes With Tragedy After Mass Shooting
A small town Maine community was shattered on the night of October 25, 2023 after gunman Robert Card shot and killed 18 people at a bar and a bowling alley. Victims and families struggled through grief to move forward after the deadliest mass shooting in 2023 and the worst in the history of Maine.
