Police say 20-year-old Ahmed Basheer Awad, of Westbrook, is being held at the Cumberland County Jail on multiple charges, including felony elevated aggravated assault.

Law enforcement has started to release more details about what happened at the Maine Mall Wednesday afternoon when one man was shot in a bathroom near the food court and taken to the hospital. South Portland police held a news conference Thursday morning to discuss the investigation.

Police are looking for 20-year-old Ahmed Basheer Awad, who they say is the suspect in Wednesday afternoon's shooting at the Maine Mall in South Portland.

There is an update on that man wanted for allegedly shooting someone at a mall in South Portland, Maine on Wednesday.

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (WABI) -Police have identified the suspect in Maine Mall shooting on Wednesday. South Portland Police say they are searching for 20-year-old Ahmed Basheer Awad of Westbrook. They say he’s facing charges for elevated aggravated assault, with more charges expected.

Police have identified the man wanted in connection with a brazen daytime shooting at the Maine Mall in Portland, Maine, on Wednesday.

Police have identified the suspect wanted in connection with a shooting at the Maine Mall in South Portland on Wednesday.

The South Portland Police Department (SPPD) has identified the suspect in the Maine Mall shooting that occurred on the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 5. Police are searching for Ahmed Basheer Awad, 20,

The South Portland Police Department are identifying the suspect in the Maine Mall shooting from Wednesday afternoon Officers are searching for 20-year-old Ahmed Basheer Awad of Westbrook. The victim in the shooting received a gunshot wound to the leg and underwent surgery Wednesday night at Maine Medical Center.

Operations are back up and running at the mall with people working and shopping just one day after the shooting.