DHS: ICE Agent Who Shot Colombian in Maine 'Feared for Public Safety'
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
A federal immigration agent shot and killed a 26-year-old Colombian man in Maine on Monday, marking the second lethal force incident by ICE agents in a week. The Department of Homeland Security stated that the agent fired after the driver attempted to flee and posed a threat to public safety. The Colombian embassy is providing consular assistance to the victim's family. Witnesses reported hearing the man say, 'I tried to stop.' Protests erupted in Biddeford, with hundreds demanding the dissolution of ICE. The investigation is ongoing, with the Maine Attorney General's Office looking into the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
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