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Maine Driver Fatally Shot by Federal Immigration Officers
Federal immigration authorities killed a driver in Maine on Monday after describing the vehicle as weaponized. Officials said officers fired fearing for public safety. The shooting marked the second such death in seven days.
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Federal immigration officers fatally shot a driver in Maine on Monday, the second time in a week that authorities killed someone behind the wheel of a car, Fortune reported. Department of Homeland Security officials initially used the term "weaponized vehicle" when speaking to state officials about the incident.
" In the prior incident that week, authorities had accused the driver of attempting to ram immigration officers.
The term "weaponized vehicle" has become commonplace at news conferences and in statements by federal officials during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, Fortune reported. Many law enforcement departments instruct officers to move out of the way of a vehicle rather than shoot because of the potential harm to bystanders.
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