Marissa Parra is a correspondent for NBC News.
LEWISTON, Maine — Following the deadliest mass shooting in state history, the region officially gathered, grieved, and took wisdom from community voices who granted permission to heal. Vigils dominated the weekend and provided spiritual sustenance for the state's second-largest city and neighboring towns, where authorities are probing why an Army reservist fatally shot 18 people Wednesday before his body was found in adjacent Lisbon Friday with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
' Inside, victim Joshua Seal’s wife, Elizabeth Seal, walked up to the wreath memorial with one of her children, who started sobbing when she saw a picture of her father. Joshua Seal's name was read as victims' names were announced, and she cried once more. Gov. Janet Mills and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, sat together in the front row as hundreds of others packed the venue, with more gathering outside.
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