ICE Agent Fatally Shoots Wrong Target in Biddeford, Maine

An agent from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) fatally shot 26-year-old Colombian national Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero on July 13, 2026, at the intersection of Hill Street and Pool Street in Biddeford, Maine. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security stated the officer fired after Guerrero attempted to flee in a vehicle, with Secretary Markwayne Mullin claiming the victim weaponized the vehicle against officers. However, Senator Angus King later revealed that Mullin privately admitted the agents targeted the wrong person, as they held a warrant for a different individual.

Guerrero, a father authorized to work in the U.S., was shot in the head. The incident occurred during a broader immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump, marking at least the ninth such death and one of 29 reported shootings by federal immigration officials during Trump's second term. A similar incident occurred the previous week in Houston, Texas, where an ICE officer killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, also an unintended target.

Governor Janet Mills condemned the operation as reckless and haphazard, while protesters gathered in Biddeford and at Senator Susan Collins' office demanding the agency's removal. The FBI, the DHS Inspector General's Boston office, and the Maine Attorney General's Office are investigating the shooting, specifically examining whether deadly force was justified given that the agents involved were not wearing body-worn cameras. Later critics attributed the death to illegal orders issued by President Trump and Secretary Mullin.