A jury finds Abdirahman Mahmoud, 38, guilty in the 2024 slaying of Raoul Tshiyuka in Portland.
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2 men plead guilty to 2024 drive-by shooting in Saco
A third man charged in the incident pleaded not guilty in March and is asking for a trial in U.S. District Court next year.
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Windham businesses and community centers got mixed messaging as manhunt unfolded
A shelter-in-place order Friday interrupted a memorial service and came during an already busy period for local businesses, sowing confusion as details about the shooting trickled out.
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Suspect in deadly Windham shooting ‘located,’ but police won’t say if alive or dead
Maine State Police said a male victim was killed in the shooting Friday afternoon on Route 302. A shelter-in-place order for Raymond and Windham was lifted just after 7 p.m.
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2 more men charged in relation to deadly 2024 biker gang brawl near Morrill’s Corner
William Holmes and Troy McHugh have been indicted on robbery charges related to an alleged attack that occurred the same day as a fight that ended in the fatal shooting of McHugh’s wife.
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Biddeford man accused in 2 shootings that led police to cancel community event
Emil Girard, 26, faces one count of elevated aggravated assault, and police say they expect further charges to be filed.
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Jury finds man guilty of murder in Biddeford shooting
Lorenze Labonte, 27, was charged with murder in connection with the 2023 death of Ahmed Sharif. Labonte chose not to testify in his own defense.
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Judge throws out some gun evidence in Biddeford murder trial
Police never found the gun they suspect Lorenze Labonte used to kill Ahmed Sharif in 2023. A judge won’t let prosecutors use other gun evidence they believe ties Labonte to the shooting.
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Alleged getaway drivers testify in Biddeford murder trial
Lorenze Labonte, 27, is being tried on a murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of Ahmed Sharif in November 2023. On Thursday, jurors heard from Labonte’s younger sister, and 2 men who say they drove Labonte to Massachusetts after the shooting.
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Biddeford man accused of murder denies he was masked shooter
Lorenze Labonte is facing charges in the shooting death of Ahmed Sharif in 2023.