ICE officer who fatally shot driver in Maine was ‘fearing for public safety,’ agency says
Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian father and husband, was identified after the shooting, which came less than a week after a similar death in Texas.
- An ICE agent shot and killed 26-year-old Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a Colombian father, in Biddeford, Maine, yesterday morning. The Department of Homeland Security stated Guerrero was not the intended target of an ICE warrant.
- The shooting occurred less than one week after an ICE agent killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican immigrant, in Houston, Texas. These back-to-back fatal encounters have intensified scrutiny of federal use-of-force protocols.
- Local residents visited a makeshift memorial in Biddeford on Tuesday to honor Guerrero. Federal authorities initiated internal reviews alongside potential state investigations to determine if disciplinary action is warranted.
- Immigrant rights groups identified the victim as a Colombian native authorized to work in the United States. The identification clarifies Guerrero was a father and husband killed while commuting to his job.
- These fatal incidents have accelerated demands for transparency and independent inquiries into the Maine and Texas shootings. As investigators examine training standards and operational procedures, advocates push for accountability in federal use-of-force practices.
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10 Photos of Joan Sebastian Guerrero: 26-Year-Old Colombian Shot Dead by ICE in Maine Despite Legal Work Authorisation
A young father driving to work was shot dead by a federal immigration officer who was not even looking for him. Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian national, was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Biddeford, Maine, in the early hours of 13 July 2026. He held valid work authorisation and a Social Security number, and lived in the city with his partner and their three-year-old daughter. Within a day, the…
The Toronto Star
In Maine, a familiar story unfolds: immigration officers fatally shot the driver of a moving vehicle
BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — In the minutes after an immigration officer opened fire in a small coastal city in southern Maine, a now-familiar story began to unfold: another person had been shot and killed inside a moving vehicle during an…
An ICE official shot a 26-year-old in Maine, the US state – the second fatal operation within a week. There are contradictory representations of the incident.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro held the U.S. government responsible for the death of Colombian Johan Sebastián Durán during an operation in Maine.
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