Family, Democrats Demand Answers in 25-Year-Old's Fatal ICE Shooting in Maine
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 18
Family, Democrats Demand Answers in 25-Year-Old's Fatal ICE Shooting in Maine
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 18
Summary
About 200 people packed a Biddeford, Maine, forum on Monday as Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero’s family and Democratic lawmakers pressed for details on the July 13 ICE shooting that killed him.
DHS has said its inspector general will investigate the shooting, but officials have not disclosed the inquiry’s scope, any preliminary findings, or whether Durán Guerrero was the target of the enforcement operation.
ICE has publicly defended the agent’s use of force, saying he fired while fearing for public safety, a claim that has intensified demands for evidence about what happened.
Rep. Chellie Pingree said the absence of body-camera footage has left the public relying on limited store and bystander video, widening scrutiny of ICE transparency in the case.