One person killed in ICE-involved shooting in Maine
One person was killed in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement-involved shooting in Biddeford, Maine, Monday morning, state Rep. Ryan Fecteau said in a social media post.
“This morning, a shooting occurred in Biddeford. A person was killed. ICE was involved,” Fecteau wrote. “State Police and the Department of Public Safety are now on scene to gather details and would expect the FBI to investigate as well.”
He went on to say there are no additional details at this time.
While there are few officially confirmed details, numerous news organizations are reporting that witnesses saw ICE officers surround a car with their guns drawn.
Reactions pour in
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, responded to the incident in a post on Instagram, saying she was on her way to the airport to go to Washington, D.C., when she heard about the shooting.
“I am so deeply disturbed and angry,” Pingree said. “I, of course, need to know all of the answers here.”
She said she and her team are working to learn more.
There are also reports of protests in the city, and Troy Jackson, who is running for U.S. Senate, says he will speak at a rally downtown.
“Our immigrant communities are under attack by ICE,” he wrote on X. “For too long, federal agents have been abducting our neighbors in brazen violation of the Constitution, and today, they have tragically escalated even further. This rogue agency must be abolished.”
The shooting comes less than a week after a man was shot and killed by ICE in Houston.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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