US EditionMaine Mall shooting suspect surrenders
- Ahmed Basheer Awad, 20, of Westbrook, has been charged with elevated aggravated assault following a shooting at the Maine Mall, according to the South Portland Police Department.
- The shooting at the Maine Mall is considered an isolated incident, and police state that the public is not at risk.
- Police identified Awad as the shooting suspect and shared surveillance photos about 90 minutes after announcing an 'active situation.'
- Authorities advised anyone who sees Awad to call 911 and not engage him.
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Maine Mall shooting suspect identified, victim expected to survive
The search for a suspect in a shooting at the Maine Mall is ongoing on Thursday, but police say the victim is expected to survive. In an update Wednesday night on Facebook, South Portland Police Chief Dan Ahern said a search of the mall for the shooting suspect proved negative. “We are actively following leads as to the identification and whereabouts of the shooter,” he said. Police released surveillance images of the suspected shooter, who was …
Suspect in 'isolated' shooting at Maine Mall remains at large
Police closed the Maine Mall in South Portland on Wednesday after a shooting inside injured one person. But after a search lasting several hours, the suspect remained at large. In a Facebook post shortly after 4 p.m., the South Portland Police Department asked the public to avoid the area of the mall. Police later said they were searching the building for a person suspected of shooting another person, adding that they believe it was an “isolated…
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