BIDDEFORD, Maine — A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with two recent shooting incidents in Biddeford, police said Friday.

Emil Girard, a transient known to frequent the Biddeford area, was taken into custody around 8:47 p.m. on Aug. 7 near 14 Elm St., according to a news release from the Biddeford Police Department. He was wanted on multiple outstanding warrants, including probation revocation in Maine and a parole violation in New Hampshire.

Girard also faces a local warrant for elevated aggravated assault, a class A felony. He was transported to the York County Sheriff’s Office after failing to post $50,000 cash bail.

The charges stem from two separate shootings on Pearl Street — one on July 31 and the other on Aug. 4. The July 31 victim, a 46-year-old man, and the Aug

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