BIDDEFORD, Maine — Officials have now ruled the death investigation that began Friday as a homicide, and the victim has been identified.
Biddeford police were called to an apartment located on State Street at approximately 2:10 p.m. on Friday for a reported shooting, according to a news release from Maine Department of Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss.
Upon their arrival, officers removed a male from the apartment who died from his injuries, Moss said. The individual was reportedly brought to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner and was identified on Saturday as 27-year-old Ahmed Sharif of Lewiston. His death was ruled a homicide.
The incident is still being investigated by Maine State Police and the Biddeford Police Department.
Those with information regarding the incident are asked to call the Augusta Regional Communications Center at 207-624-7076 ext. 9.