Key Facts

• The shooting occurred on a Monday in Biddeford, Maine, a city near Portland.
• Maine state house speaker Ryan Fecteau confirmed ICE involvement and said state police and the FBI are investigating.
• Local law enforcement closed roads and worked alongside FBI officials at the crime scene.
• ICE and Department of Homeland Security officials have not yet commented on the Maine shooting.
• Six days prior, an ICE agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston during a traffic stop.
• Witnesses said Salgado did not threaten officers, though ICE claimed the agent acted in self-defense.
• DHS stated Salgado was not the intended target; agents tried to stop his vehicle because someone inside resembled a target.
• Since President Donald Trump’s second term began in early 2025, there have been 10 fatal shootings by federal immigration officers.
• Previous shootings involving ICE include U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis earlier this year.
• These incidents have led to protests against immigration enforcement actions.