Video Ad Feedback Former acting ICE director under Obama shares the questions he has after ICE-involved shooting in Maine 2:21 • Source: CNN Former acting ICE director under Obama shares the questions he has after ICE-involved shooting in Maine 2:21 Ad Feedback • Victim identified after DHS speaks out: Federal agents shot and killed a 25-year-old Colombian man — identified as Joan Sebastian Guerrero by a neighbor — during an immigration enforcement operation in Maine on Monday morning. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fired his weapon “fearing for public safety” as the victim “attempted to flee the scene,” the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement nearly 12 hours after the incident. • Conflicting accounts: Guerrero was “NOT the target of the warrant,” Sen. Angus King’s office said after the lawmaker again spoke with DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. King said earlier, citing a separate conversation with Mullin, that the man was the target of a warrant. • A young father and husband: Guerrero’s neighbor said the young man, who was headed to work when the shooting happened, lived with his partner and their 3-year-old daughter. “He was a good person,” his neighbor told CNN. 47 Posts Scroll through the posts below for more coverage on the fatal shooting in Biddeford, Maine, of Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 25-year-old husband and father from Colombia. Federal agents shot and killed a 25-year-old Colombian man — identified as Joan Sebastian Guerrero by a neighbor — during an immigration enforcement operation in Maine on Monday morning. The Colombian Embassy initially reported his age as 26. It was the second such incident in the US in less than a week, coming only days after an agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican immigrant, during a traffic stop in Texas. Fallout from the two incidents – unfolding nearly 2,000 miles apart – also reached Minneapolis, where calls for accountability among Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been reignited following the January shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. From Biddeford, Maine, to Houston, Texas, here’s what you need to know: MAINE Fatal ICE shooting: The Biddeford community is mourning a young father, husband and neighbor after Guerrero was shot by an ICE agent this morning. Local officials have demanded a full and impartial investigation, while protesters took to Biddeford’s streets. Feds hours-long silence: The Department of Homeland Security broke its nearly 12 hours of silence following the shooting, saying in a markedly vague statement that the ICE officer fired his weapon “fearing for public safety,” but didn’t share details on why the officer believed the man was a public safety risk. Conflicting accounts: The shooting victim was “NOT the target of the warrant,” Sen. Angus King’s office said after the lawmaker again spoke with DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. King said earlier, citing a separate conversation with Mullin, that the man was the target of a warrant. Surveillance Footage: Video surveillance obtained by The Associated Press appears to show the car carrying a 25-year-old Colombian man who was fatally shot by ICE on Monday as it’s being stopped. Once the vehicle has been stopped, agents can be seen pulling the body from the vehicle and laying it on the ground. Nearly two dozen subpoenas: Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said his office has issued nearly 20 subpoenas for evidence and witness testimony as it launches its own investigation into the killing of Salgado Araujo, noting the federal government is not sharing evidence with investigators. Shot from the passenger side: Salgado Araujo’s brother, Victor, who was with him when an ICE agent shot and killed him, told Texas immigration attorney Ruby Powers that during the incident, an unidentified individual walked up to the passenger side of the van where Victor was sitting with the window open. The individual said, “Stop,” and immediately fired a weapon, hitting Salgado Araujo. International condemnation: The Senate of the Republic of Mexico on Monday condemned incidents related to the actions of US immigration authorities involving the deaths of 17 Mexican citizens during President Donald Trump’s second term, calling for thorough investigations into each incident. This post has been updated. The man that was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Maine was identified as Joan Sebastian Guerrero, his neighbor, Nelson Elias, told CNN. He was 25; the Colombian Embassy initially reported his age as 26. Elias walked out of his house in Biddeford, Maine, Monday morning to find his neighbor had been shot and killed, after what he described as loud commotion involving law enforcement. Elias, who says he has known Guerrero since 2024, said he initially heard several gunshots before walking outside to find Guerrero fatally shot on the ground. “I checked on my family first then I went outside. He was there on the ground. His wife was there screaming and crying next to him. His daughter was there too.” Elias said Guerrero, who’s from Colombia, lived with his partner and daughter. Guerrero worked as a delivery driver, Elias told CNN. This post has been updated. On the sidewalk near where an ICE agent fatally shot a man Monday morning, people have left flowers and candles for their fallen neighbor. One sign reads, “Immigrants make Biddeford great.” The identity of the man has not been revealed, with the Office of the Maine Attorney General saying earlier today it would not name him until he has been positively identified and family members are notified. CNN has learned the victim was a Colombian man headed to work when the shooting occurred, according to the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition. The group said the young man was authorized to work in the US and was issued a social security number. Federal officials have not confirmed those details. He was 25; the Colombian Embassy initially reported his age as 26. “I am mourning for the individuals impacted, for the family that lost a father, lost a partner, and a community member as well,” Biddeford Mayor Liam LaFountain told CNN affiliate WGME. Mary Hayes, who lives near the intersection of the shooting, told The Associated Press that the man lived nearby with his wife and daughter. “I watched a wife fall to her knees looking at her husband’s dead body on the ground,” Hayes said to the AP, holding a cardboard sign reading “No ICE Stop ICE.” She added: “I watched a little girl crying with a little pink backpack on because she’s never going to see her father again.” This post has been updated. CNN’s Mark Morales, Elise Hammond and Sarah Boxer contributed to this report. Federal agents stop vehicle in Maine shooting scene, surveillance footage shows 2:37 • Source: CNN Federal agents stop vehicle in Maine shooting scene, surveillance footage shows 2:37 Surveillance footage obtained by The Associated Press appears to show the car carrying a 25-year-old Colombian man who was fatally shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Monday as it’s being stopped in the streets of Biddeford, Maine. The Colombian Embassy initially reported his age as 26. In the video, the white sedan is seen driving in slow circles at an intersection before another vehicle drives up, blocking the white sedan and bringing it to a stop. Agents then approach the car and eventually pull the driver from the vehicle, laying the body on the ground. It’s unclear if the video depicts the actual shooting. This post has been updated. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's brother says it took 20 to 30 minutes for ambulance to arrive after shooting, according to attorney 1:52 • Source: CNN Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's brother says it took 20 to 30 minutes for ambulance to arrive after shooting, according to attorney 1:52 Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s brother, Victor, told Texas immigration attorney Ruby Powers that it took 20 to 30 minutes for an ambulance to arrive after his brother was shot. Powers said Victor, who was with Lorenzo on July 7 when an ICE agent shot and killed him, also told her that an unidentified individual walked up to the passenger side of the van where Victor was sitting with the window open. The individual said, “Stop,” and immediately fired a weapon, she told Erin Burnett on Erin Burnett Out Front. “Victor thought that he had gotten shot,” Powers said, because of how quickly the bullet flew past him before hitting his brother. Powers added that it wasn’t until after the shooting when Victor was pulled from the vehicle, that he noticed an ICE lanyard hanging from one of the individuals’ necks. “He really just wants justice for his brother,” Powers said. CNN has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security. King: Fatal ICE shooting is result of quota-based crackdown 4:46 • Source: CNN King: Fatal ICE shooting is result of quota-based crackdown 4:46 The fatal shooting of a Colombian man by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Maine is a result of ICE’s quota-based crackdown, Sen. Angus King of Maine told CNN Monday. “This is a this is a broad sweep with people with a quota. They’ve been told they have to arrest 2000 people a day by the White House,” King told CNN’s John King. “That’s a terrible way, an instruction, to give law enforcement … What happened today in Maine is a result of that kind of overarching.” King gave credit to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin for correcting his previous statement about the man who was shot being a target of federal law enforcement, but the senator demanded a transparent investigation into what happened. “The key here is an unvarnished, transparent investigation,” King said. “What were the facts? Did this young man actually try to run over an ICE agent, or was he in danger of running over other people in the street? And was there a reasonable expectation of bodily harm or deadly force to justify this shooting?” Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said his office has already issued nearly 20 subpoenas for evidence and testimonies as it begins its own investigation into the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was shot by an ICE agent in Houston last week. Teare said the federal government is not sharing evidence with his office but added he is confident in its ability to conduct the investigation with more than 100 sworn police officers who can assist. ” We’re working through this as if we would in any other case, and it’s just such a sad commentary that we’re not all in the same room working together to do it,” Teare said. He added that his office regularly works with the FBI when a law enforcement officer kills a civilian and has never encountered issues with collaboration. Current and former Homeland Security officials and federal law enforcement officers were stunned Monday evening by the department’s explanation of what unfolded in Maine, where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a man. The agency said the officer fired his weapon “fearing for public safety,” citing the man attempting to flee in a vehicle. Notably, DHS did not say the driver weaponized his vehicle as the federal agency has said in previous incidents, including in Houston last week. The agency also didn’t provide additional details on what else, if anything, may have constituted a threat. “Every law enforcement officer in America is scratching their head trying to figure out what that means,” a federal law enforcement source told CNN, stressing that an investigation needs to completed to understand what happened, including from the vantage point of the officer. Officials and law enforcement sources who spoke with CNN said that it was unclear, based on what DHS publicly released, why the officer fired his weapon. The DHS use-of-force policy states an officer can use deadly force when he or she “has a reasonable belief that the subject of such force poses an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury.” It also notes that deadly force shouldn’t be used to stop someone who’s fleeing, with some exceptions. “When you want to arrest someone, this is a good example of how to do everything wrong,” a former law enforcement officer told CNN. CNN’s Josh Campbell contributed to this report. A tribute is popping up at the site where a man was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Biddeford, Maine, earlier today. On the sidewalk, people have left flowers and candles. One sign reads, “Immigrants make Biddeford great.” Later, a crowd of people gathered at the intersection. They placed new flowers and some people are holding signs. Most people are just standing quietly, holding hands or hugging, and paying their respects to the life lost. Several of the candles have been lit. This post has been updated with additional information. Federal agents pull man out of vehicle after shooting in Maine 0:13 • Source: CNN Federal agents pull man out of vehicle after shooting in Maine 0:13 Video shows federal agents pull the body of a person activists say was a Colombian man from the driver’s side of a vehicle after the person had been fatally shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday. The Colombian Embassy said the man was 25; it initially reported his age as 26. The video shows two federal agents standing outside the vehicle with the driver’s door open. One agent stands by as the other tries to remove the driver, who ultimately slumps and falls out of the vehicle onto the ground, the video shows. The video then shows the second agent coming over to help the other agent with the victim. This post has been updated. The killing of a man in Biddeford, Maine, today by an ICE agent was “another senseless tragedy,” just days after another man was shot by ICE in Houston, said Juan Proaño, the CEO of the League of United Latin American Citizens. “Those officers were never in danger. They were clearly on the side of the vehicle. They were neither in front of the vehicle or behind the vehicle, and there was no high speed chase that was actually involved,” he told CNN. The Department of Homeland Security said an ICE officer fired his weapon “fearing for public safety” as the victim of Monday’s fatal shooting, in a vehicle, “attempted to flee the scene.” Proaño warned that this will “continue to escalate until we finally put a stop to it,” and called for every federal agent to wear a body camera “at all times.” The man had a family, legal status and a work permit, he said. Federal officials have not confirmed those details. “How long are we going to accept this as a country, as a society that is supposed to be, you know, a leader in the world? We’re not leading,” Proaño said. This post was updated with additional information. Responding to CNN reporting that the man fatally shot by an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agent this morning was not the target of an operation, Maine Gov. Janet Mills said in a post on X, “This development makes