Fatal shooting involving ICE officers under investigation in Maine
A man targeted by immigration authorities was killed in a shooting involving ICE officers Monday morning in Biddeford, Maine, local and state government officials said. Gov. Janet Mills wrote in a statement that she had been briefed on the fatal incident “involving Federal law enforcement.” She added that state police were cooperating with local and federal officials. The Biddeford Police Department said it responded to calls about an occurrence at Pool and Hill streets that “involved U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel.” Two organizations, Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition and Presente!, identified the victim as a 26-year-old Colombian man who was authorized to work in the United States and had been issued a Social Security number. Daniel Boucher, 71, who lives on a corner of a street where the shooting happened, told NBC News he had a direct view. He said that after hearing shots at about 7:30 a.m., he saw a large white vehicle ram a smaller one before they collided again. Boucher said he…
13 Jul 00:00 · Inlandnewstoday