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Biddeford High School students dismissed early after man with a firearm seen near the school

Biddeford High School students were dismissed early Friday morning after a man with a firearm was spotted near the school.

Superintendent of Schools Jeremy Ray said a student reported the man to the school resource officer around 9 a.m. who called the police. The school was put into lockdown as police responded. Students were released at 11 a.m.

Biddeford Police Chief, JoAnne Fisk said, 21-year-old Mohammed Hussein Kamaluldeen of Biddeford has been charged with possession of a firearm near a school.

Fisk said the investigation is ongoing and more charges may be filed.

Journalist Madi Smith is Maine Public's Emerging Voices Journalism Fellow this year and is sponsored by support from the Abbagadassett Foundation.