PORTLAND, Maine — Editor's note: The video above aired Jan. 31, 2022.
A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection with a body found Tuesday morning in a Portland apartment.
Abdallah Salim Al Siraj was arrested by Portland police in connection with the death of 50-year-old Salim Al Siraj, whose body was found in an apartment at 17 Carleton St., Portland Police Department spokesman David Singer said in a release.
Singer confirmed that Salim Al Siraj was Abdallah Salim Al Siraj's father.
Police went to the apartment just before 11 a.m. Tuesday following a request for a wellbeing check and discovered Al Siraj's body.
Portland police and the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit remained at the Avesta Housing building most of the day Tuesday, Singer said Tuesday.
No additional information was immediately available on Wednesday.