The Maine Mall shooting suspect appeared in court from Cumberland County Jail Friday. Ahmed Basheer Awad of Westbrook ...

The man was charged with elevated aggravated assault, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, and carrying a concealed or ...

The Westbrook man accused of shooting someone inside the Maine Mall had retreated into the food court bathroom while the victim was being treated, and left before police arrived, prosecutors said ...

SOUTH PORTLAND (WGME) – Police are searching for a suspect after a shooting at the Maine Mall on Wednesday. Police say he was ...

Ahmed Basheer Awad, 20, of Westbrook, is accused of shooting another person inside the mall Wednesday afternoon.

Ahern said mall security staff had already applied a tourniquet to the man’s leg by the time first responders had arrived.

The suspect retreated into the bathroom while Maine Mall security administered a tourniquet to the victim, according to prosecutors. He left through the food court exit before police arrived.