ICE Agent Kills Colombian in Biddeford; Case Prompts Nationwide Review

Overview

• A 26-year-old Colombian, identified as Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, was fatally shot by an ICE agent during an attempted vehicle stop in Biddeford, Maine on Monday, July 13, 2026.
• State authorities, the DHS Office of Inspector General and the FBI have opened investigations and the ICE agent involved has been placed on leave while officials re-examine the operation.
• Video and witness accounts published after the shooting challenged initial federal claims that the driver used his car as a weapon and showed agents apparently not wearing body-worn cameras.
• Following the Biddeford shooting and a similar fatal July 7 traffic encounter in Houston, ICE sources told Reuters the agency suspended routine vehicle stops nationwide except where there is a warrant or coordinated multiagency support.
• The deaths have sparked local protests, international condemnation from Colombia’s president and renewed calls from politicians and advocates to change ICE tactics or consider broader reforms as arrests have surged under the current administration.