Posted on 07/14/2026 9:42:12 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
A large protest occurred Tuesday in Maine, a day after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were involved in the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man, who officials say was not the intended target of the operation.
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said he was briefed on the deadly encounter by Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, who confirmed that ICE agents conducting an operation in the area were involved in the shooting.
The man who was killed was identified as 26-year-old Johan Sebastián Guerrero, a spokesperson for King's office told ABC News.
The officer involved in Monday's shooting was a newly sworn-in ICE officer, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation. The sources said the officer, who has not been identified, had previously been a law enforcement officer with the Department of Veterans Affairs since 2017.
King said Guerrero was fatally shot after federal agents tried to stop the vehicle he was driving.
"He was in a vehicle -- pulled out in the vehicle, and the term the secretary used was 'weaponized' the vehicle and was shot by an ICE agent," King told reporters Monday morning.
King told ABC News that Guerrero was not the target of the operation and that ICE agents had been given a final order for another man they were targeting to be removed from the country.
King previously said that Mullin initially told him Guerrero was the intended target of the operation.
"Body cameras were not on the agents. So we have no video evidence of what occurred in this case," King said. "State and local officials, of course, are attending to it. The FBI will be leading the investigation because it was a federal operation."
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A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson told ABC News on Tuesday that Guerrero “illegally entered the United States on September 1, 2023, via the southern border.” The DHS spokesperson said Guerrero was granted a work permit in May of 2025.
Leftist scum should be deported, even before the illegals. The left has no idea how mad people are. Just run that commercial of them not standing for Illegals over Americans. I have to ask the LORD for forgiveness of how much I despise these people.
They just make up whatever they want to say.
Compliyin’ means not dyin’. LEO says stop, stop.
Johan Sebastián Guerrero
I have yet to see any news sources admit that they had the first name wrong yesterday. Acting like a Columbian would go by the name Joan.
Don’t try to kill someone by running them over with a car and you’ll likely live much longer.
When Trump was president.
But he made himself a target by threatening ICE agents in a moving vehicle.
He came here in 2023, and didn’t get a work permit until 2025? What the hell has he been doing the past almost two years?
Gagme, he used his car as a weapon.
That’s attempted murder.
The circumstance of that would be interesting to know. Was it just a matter of being in the pipeline? Orders didn’t affect that? EO blocked? EO disregarded?
I heard a report that he was legally working in the US. If that’s the case why was he trying to flee?
As if that has any real meaning in the grand scheme of things.
During Biden’s term as well. Funny how you forgot that info.
Did they get the real target?
Never mind. I thought you were referring to the ICE agent who was a LE officer from 2017. You still never miss a chance to talk crap about Trump so I usually ignore your comments.
Jesus taught us to pray for our enemies.
I suggest you start with Psalm 109:8 and remember 2 Timothy 3:16.
You’re welcome.
Exactly.
Doesn’t senatar whas his name have better things to do than stir up a law enforcement issue???
Notice it is always the flavors and enemy news is always at the draw.
More pressing issues are at hand.
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