In the early hours of Friday, March 20, 2026, a 22-year-old Black / African American woman named Maliyah Powell was shot and killed in Lewiston, Maine. The incident, which has been ruled a homicide, cut short a life that was remembered for its compassion and determination to help others.
The chain of events began to unfold at approximately 1:26 a.m. when the Lewiston-Auburn Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a shooting on Union Street. Lewiston Police were the first to re
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