A 22-year-old Lewiston woman was shot to death early Friday morning on Union Street in Lewiston and a 25-year-old Lewiston woman has been arrested and charged with her death, according to authorities.

Police say 22-year-old Maliyah Powell was transported to Central Maine Medical Center after police, responding to reports of a shooting, found her suffering from a gunshot wound around 1:30 a.m. She later died at the hospital.

Authorities processed the scene throughout the morning, and “as a result of the investigation 25-year-old Elise Bergeron of Lewiston was arrested and charged with murder. She was transported to the Androscoggin County Jail,” according to a statement from Shannon Moss, spokeswoman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.

According to records, Bergeron was sentenced to two years of federal probation on Jan. 7, 2025, for making false statements to a federal law enforcement officer in connection with a gun-running ring from Maine to California in December 2022.

Her probation conditions barred her from owning or possessing a firearm or any other dangerous weapon. She pleaded guilty to the charge in 2024 in a plea agreement that included dismissal of four other federal charges.

The investigation is being conducted by the Maine State Police with assistance from the Lewiston Police Department. It remains an active and ongoing investigation, according to Moss.

Police are asking anyone with information related to this incident to contact the Maine State Police at 207-624-7076, option 9.

Union Street is a short street off Main Street across from Central Maine Medical Center.