Sahal Muridi

On the evening of July 14, 2024, the life of 17-year-old Sahal Muridi was cut short in Lewiston, Maine. Police received a 911 call reporting gunfire at 77 Rideout Avenue just after 10:30 p.m. When officers arrived at the Hillview Apartments, where the male teenager lived with his family, they found his body in the roadway. An autopsy later determined he had died from a gunshot wound to the head and neck.

The shooting sent a wave of shock through the community, which was already reeling from two other shooting incidents that same weekend. According to reports, Muridi had been shot and then pushed from a car in front of his own home. Witnesses told investigators they saw two vehicles, a silver Mercedes and a black Dodge Challenger with a temporary Maine registration plate, fleeing the scene. The driver of the Mercedes was soon identified and cooperated with the investigation, but the person responsible for Muridi's death remained at large.

For nearly a year, the case stymied investigators from the Maine State Police and the Lewiston Police Department. A significant break came when authorities identified a suspect, 23-year-old Nasib Aden, a former resident of Lewiston. An Androscoggin County grand jury indicted Aden on a charge of murder, and a search for him began.

The manhunt led investigators to Fridley, Minnesota, where an FBI task force located and arrested Aden. He was extradited back to Maine to face the murder charge. After his return, Aden initially pleaded not guilty and was held at the Androscoggin County Jail.

In December 2025, the case reached its conclusion when Nasib Aden entered an Alford plea in Androscoggin County Superior Court to a reduced charge of manslaughter. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison, with all but 30 months suspended. This development closed the case as of December 2025.