AP Identifies ICE Shooter in Maine Killing as 37-Year-Old Hire Amid Vetting Failures
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Updated · ms.now · Jul 21
AP Identifies ICE Shooter in Maine Killing as 37-Year-Old Hire Amid Vetting Failures
3 articles · Updated · ms.now · Jul 21
Summary
David Brouillette, the ICE officer who killed 25-year-old Colombian national Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero during a Biddeford, Maine, traffic stop, was identified by AP after ICE declined to name him.
DHS said Durán tried to flee and Brouillette fired out of concern for public safety, while ICE notably did not claim the vehicle had been used as a weapon.
Court records and relatives described Brouillette as having bipolar disorder, domestic-violence allegations, restraining orders and a recorded threat to an ex-wife, raising questions about how he passed screening.
A February internal memo and later reporting pointed to overwhelmed background checks during ICE's hiring surge; DHS also acknowledged some agents began work before vetting was complete.
The shooting was at least the 11th fatal shooting by federal immigration officers since Trump's second term began, underscoring scrutiny of ICE's shortened training and limited accountability.