Lewiston, ME – A Maine man has been arrested in connection with the 2024 fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Lewiston teen, nearly a year after the homicide occurred.
According to the Maine State Police, Lewiston officers responded to a reported shooting on Sunday, July 14, 2024, around 10:30 p.m. at 77 Rideout Avenue. Officers discovered Sahal Muridi, 17, of Lewiston, deceased from gunshot wounds to the head and neck. The Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta later ruled the manner of death a homicide.
After a lengthy investigation led by the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit South, with assistance from multiple agencies including the Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit and Crime Lab, authorities identified 23-year-old Nasib Aden of Lewiston as the alleged shooter. Aden was indicted for murder by an Androscoggin County Grand Jury on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.
Police say Aden was arrested in Fridley, Minnesota, on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, around 7 a.m. by the FBI Safe Streets Task Force. He was extradited to Maine on Thursday, June 26, 2025, by members of the Maine Department of Corrections.
Aden was arraigned Friday, June 27, in Androscoggin Superior Court, where he pleaded not guilty to the murder charge. He remains held at the Androscoggin County Jail.
Authorities have not released further details regarding a potential motive or whether additional suspects are being sought in the case.
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