Ice agent shoots and kills man in US state of Maine
A US immigration officer shot and killed a 26-year-old Colombian man during an enforcement operation in Biddeford, Maine. The incident is currently under investigation by the Maine attorney general's office amid calls for transparency regarding the use of lethal force.
Why it matters
The shooting highlights ongoing tensions and public scrutiny surrounding federal immigration enforcement tactics and the use of force in local communities.
A US immigration officer shot and killed a person in Maine on Monday morning, the second fatal shooting involving federal agents in less than a week .
The incident occurred in Biddeford, a small city about 29km southwest of Portland. The office of Maine attorney general Aaron Frey, a former Democratic state representative, said it was investigating the shooting with assistance from state, local and federal authorities.
Initial information indicates an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( Ice ) deportation officer was carrying out an operation involving a person under a final order of removal when the individual tried to “flee in a vehicle in the direction of the officer and was fatally shot”, said the attorney general’s (AG) office.
The officer has been placed on leave, as is standard protocol, and the AG’s office called for any protests to remain peaceful.
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