BIDDEFORD: A US immigration officer fatally shot a man identified by rights groups as a 26-year-old Colombian, the second such killing by federal agents in less than a week. The shooting happened in Biddeford, a town of 22,000 people in the northern state of Maine, and is likely to fuel criticism of President Donald Trump's deportation drive and its handling by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
US media identified the victim as Joan Sebastian Guerrero, who reportedly worked as a delivery driver and lived in Biddeford with his wife and three-year-old daughter. An ICE spokesperson said officers had tried to stop a vehicle at around 7:00 am after conducting surveillance of the last known address of a person with a deportation order. A vehicle "attempted to flee the scene and fearing for public safety an officer discharged his weapon. The driver of the vehicle was struck, and emergency services were immediately contacted. He passed away from his injuries," they said.
The FBI earlier said it was also investigating. The Colombian embassy said in a statement it had requested clarification from the Department of Homeland Security over the death of a Colombian national. — AFP
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