Senator reveals ICE killed wrong person in Maine shooting, fatally shooting Colombian man

The man shot and killed by ICE agents in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday was not their intended target, according to Senator Angus King (I-ME).

King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, said that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin informed him that ICE held a warrant for a different individual. The case mirrors that of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, who was also shot and killed by ICE last week.

Governor Mills Responds

"This development makes this tragedy even more disturbing and infuriating, and it underscores the reckless and haphazard manner in which immigration enforcement operations are being conducted in Maine and across the country. This has to end," Maine Governor Janet Mills said on X Monday evening.

Details of the Incident

The victim, identified by King's office as 26-year-old Colombian national Joan Sebastian Guerrero, was shot after ICE agents attempted to stop his vehicle. As in the Houston case, ICE claims the man tried to "weaponize" his vehicle by ramming agents. Eyewitnesses dispute that account, stating that agents shot at the man's car.

• Video footage shows the Kia sedan riddled with bullet holes, with the engine still running after the shooting.
• When agents finally stopped the car, the man's body slumped to the ground as soon as they opened the driver's side door.
• An eyewitness told the Portland Press-Herald that the man was "bleeding profusely from the head" when pulled from the vehicle.
• The witness reported the man said, "I tried to stop."
• Another witness told the newspaper that a young child—reportedly the victim's daughter, no older than three years old—was at the scene crying in her Bluey pajamas.

DHS Statement

In a statement posted to X Monday evening, the Department of Homeland Security said:

"The vehicle attempted to flee the scene and, fearing for public safety, an officer discharged his weapon. The driver of the vehicle was struck, and emergency services were immediately contacted. He passed away from his injuries."

The statement made no mention of whether the driver was ICE's intended target.

Separate Development: DOJ Voter Roll Lawsuits

In a separate matter, the Trump administration's Justice Department has filed 31 federal lawsuits seeking to force 30 states and Washington, D.C., to hand over their unredacted voter rolls. As of Monday afternoon, its record stands at 0-13.

On Monday, Judge Thomas E. Johnston of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia dismissed the federal government's attempt to acquire sensitive voter information from the state. The judge, an appointee of George W. Bush, ruled that the Trump administration's demand was legally deficient.