Colombian National Identified After Fatal Shooting During Alleged Incident Involving ICE Agents in Maine
Hundreds protested after the shooting as Maine officials opened an investigation and questions grew over whether the man was the intended target.
- On Monday morning in Biddeford, Maine, a federal immigration agent fatally shot Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian man, during an enforcement operation; agents were executing an arrest warrant, though Guerrero was not the target.
- The shooting follows a surge of ICE activity in Maine, including January's 'Operation Catch of the Day,' and mirrors a Houston case from last week involving vehicular escalation during enforcement operations.
- Witnesses reported agents rammed Guerrero's vehicle and shouted 'weapon' before firing at the intersection of Pool Street and Hill Street; the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general has assumed control of the investigation.
- By midday Monday, hundreds of residents rallied at Mechanics Park and occupied Sen. Susan Collins' local office to demand accountability, citing concerns over ICE funding and the agency's increased presence in their community.
- The Biddeford incident is the latest of nine fatal shootings involving federal immigration agents under the Trump Administration, according to the Associated Press, as Maine officials call for an impartial review.
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A 26-year-old Colombian man died Monday in a shooting involving ICE agents in Biddeford, Maine, according to the state's Speaker of the House. The young father has been identified as Joan Sebastian Guerrero, and according to neighbors, he died at the scene while his wife and daughter wept beside him. CNN The post Colombian Migrant Killed by ICE Agents in Front of His Child appeared first on KRDO.
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