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Colombian National Killed in Maine Traffic Stop After Vehicle Flees
Federal immigration agents fatally shot a 26-year-old Colombian man during an early-morning vehicle stop in Biddeford, Maine. The Department of Homeland Security later confirmed the victim was not the target of the operation.
Jul 14, 4:54 AM·1m read4 sources
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Federal immigration agents shot and killed a 26-year-old Colombian national during a vehicle stop in Biddeford, Maine, on July 13. The Department of Homeland Security said agents were conducting surveillance at the last known address of an individual subject to a final removal order.
When a vehicle left the residence, agents attempted a traffic stop. The vehicle fled and an officer fired, citing public safety concerns.
Markwayne Mullin, secretary of homeland security, initially told Senator Angus King that the victim had been subject to an arrest warrant and removal order. Mullin later retracted the statement, confirming that Joan Sebastian Guerrero was not the subject of any proceedings.
Guerrero held a work permit and a Social Security number, according to the Portland Press Herald via migrants' rights advocates. He was married and the father of a young daughter.
Protesters opposed to ICE held a vigil for Guerrero in Biddeford the same day. The shooting followed a similar incident on July 7 in Houston, Texas, in which Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed by ICE under comparable circumstances. >"People are outraged, they're angry, but they're not really surprised by this." — Nolan McCaskill, July 14, 2026 (Reuters)
