What Happened
On the morning of July 13, 2026, Durán Guerrero, a Colombian immigrant, was in his car near the intersection of Pool and Hill streets in Biddeford — the same block where he lived — when ICE agents tried to stop his vehicle. A neighbor who witnessed the encounter said an ICE vehicle boxed in Durán Guerrero’s car; four or five shots were fired, and he was struck in the head. None of the agents involved were wearing body cameras.
Agents pulled him from the car; he was pronounced dead at the scene. His wife and young daughter reportedly witnessed the aftermath.
DHS’s Account vs. the Evidence
DHS said agents were serving a warrant at the last known address of someone with a final removal order, and that when they tried to stop Durán Guerrero’s car, “the vehicle attempted to flee the scene and fearing for public safety an officer discharged his weapon.” Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin initially told Sen. Angus King that Durán Guerrero had “weaponized” his vehicle — but Mullin later acknowledged to King’s office that Durán Guerrero was not the person named in the warrant at all.
Sen. King told CNN that the law requires officers to reasonably fear for their safety before using deadly force, and that “we haven’t seen evidence of that.” The shooting is being investigated by the Maine Attorney General’s office, the FBI, and DHS’s Office of Inspector General.
