Why Did ICE Open Fire in Biddeford? Photo of Bullet-Riddled Windshield Raises Questions

An U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed a 26-year-old Colombian man in Biddeford, Maine — and a photo of his car shows multiple bullet holes through the windshield.

Story Snapshot

ICE agents shot and killed Joan Sebastian Guerrero, 26, in Biddeford, Maine, on the morning of July 13, 2026.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told senators the man had been ordered to leave the U.S. and “weaponized” his vehicle, which officials say justified the shooting.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is leading the investigation, and Maine’s governor and both U.S. senators are calling for answers.
The Biddeford shooting is at least the 11th fatal shooting by federal immigration officers since Trump’s second term began in January 2025.

What Happened in Biddeford

Just before 7:20 a.m. on Monday, July 13, ICE agents shot and killed a man at the corner of Hill and Pool Streets in downtown Biddeford. The victim was identified as Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old from Colombia. Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau, who is from Biddeford, was among the first officials to confirm a person had been killed and that ICE was involved. Biddeford police said they responded to the scene and found ICE personnel already there.

Maine Governor Janet Mills said she was briefed on the shooting and called the situation “alarming.” Both of Maine’s U.S. senators called for an independent investigation. The FBI took over as the lead investigating agency. A portion of downtown Biddeford was closed for hours. Protests broke out in the area later in the day, with community members and immigrant rights groups demanding answers about what led to the shooting.

The Government’s Explanation

U.S. Senator Angus King said he was briefed Monday morning by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin. According to King, Mullin said Guerrero “had been given an order to leave the country,” was sitting in a vehicle, and then “weaponized the vehicle” — meaning he allegedly used the car as a weapon. That claim, according to Mullin, is what led the ICE agent to open fire. The Colombian Embassy released a statement on the death of its citizen.

As of Monday, ICE and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had not released an official public statement about the shooting. No body camera footage or other evidence has been made public. The bullet holes visible in Guerrero’s windshield — captured in a widely shared photo — raise questions about the direction of fire that investigators will need to answer. The FBI investigation is ongoing, and no charges have been filed.

A Pattern That Raises Bigger Questions

This is not the first time DHS has used the phrase “weaponized the vehicle” to explain a fatal ICE shooting. Officials used the same language in January 2026 after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old American mother, in Minneapolis as she tried to drive away. A similar claim was made in April 2026 after agents shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston during what DHS called a “targeted enforcement operation.” The Biddeford shooting came less than a week after the Houston killing.

🚨 BREAKING: Joan Sebastian Guerrero was fatally shot during an ICE enforcement operation in Biddeford, Maine, reportedly in front of his wife and 3-year-old daughter.
The incident has sparked widespread outrage, with multiple agencies now investigating the circumstances… https://t.co/5mz0lkbxJR pic.twitter.com/Ab8TNXJhyM

— Rosa News Official (@Mirha1206) July 14, 2026

Records obtained through litigation show ICE agents were involved in 59 shootings between 2015 and 2021, killing 23 people across 26 states. Since Trump’s second term began in January 2025, at least 10 people had been fatally shot by federal immigration officers before the Biddeford incident, according to a Guardian tally published July 9. No ICE agent has ever been criminally charged in connection with a shooting. That fact — consistent across both Republican and Democratic administrations — is one that Americans across the political spectrum are increasingly asking about. When federal agents use lethal force, the public deserves clear answers. Right now, in Biddeford, those answers have not come.