2 days ago · SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Authorities have identified the suspect in the Maine Mall shooting that occurred on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. The South Portland Police Department (SPPD) announced that they are actively searching for Ahmed Basheer Awad, a 20-year-old resident of Westbrook. An arrest warrant has been issued for Elevated Aggravated Assault, a Class A […]

2 days ago · Police say they are searching for 20-year-old Ahmed Basheer Awad of Westbrook. An arrest warrant has been issued for elevated aggravated assault. More charges are possible.

23 hours ago · Ahmed Basheer Awad of Westbrook surrendered to police on Thursday. ... Awad's defense attorney indicated to the court the shooting was in self-defense and asked for a $1,000 bail.

1 day ago · Ahmed Basheer Awad, 20, appeared via Zoom in Cumberland County Superior Court, where Justice John O’Neil set his bail at $250,000 cash. Awad faces charges of elevated aggravated assault, a Class ...

2 days ago · Awad is being held on 100-thousand-dollar cash bail pending his arraignment, which is scheduled for Friday afternoon. The firearm has not been recovered. —— Police are looking for 20-year-old Ahmed Basheer Awad, who they say is the suspect in Wednesday afternoon's shooting at the Maine Mall in South Portland.

2 days ago · Police say 20-year-old Ahmed Basheer Awad turned himself in to police outside the Cumberland County Jail around 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Also read: Maine Mall employees say they have not been trained ...

3 days ago · Ahmed Basheer Awad, 20, of Westbrook, met with officers Thursday afternoon outside the Cumberland County Jail, where he was taken into custody “without incident” around 3:30 p.m., city ...

2 days ago · An arrest warrant has been issued for Ahmed Basheer Awad, 20, of Westbrook, Maine, on a charge of elevated aggravated assault, according to the South Portland Police Department. One person was wounded in the shooting at the largest shopping mall in the state of Maine. Police on Wednesday night said the victim was in surgery and expected to survive.

2 days ago · SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (WABI) - Police have identified the suspect in Maine Mall shooting on Wednesday. South Portland Police say they are searching for 20-year-old Ahmed Basheer Awad of Westbrook.

1 day ago · Ahmed Basheer Awad, 20, of Westbrook, was taken into police custody Thursday after he met with detectives with the South Portland Police Department, the agency said in a news release. According to the department, Awad apparently told officials he wanted to turn himself in without incident for a "safe and peaceful resolution."