Maine residents told CNN they were outraged on Tuesday after ICE agents fatally shot a 26-year-old father in a car.
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Joan Sebastian Durán Guerrero, who was authorized to work in the United States, was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday. Community members were upset by the fatal shooting and showed support for Guerrero and his family, said CNN correspondent Jason Carroll.
“You always knew it was a possibility here because there’s been a heavy presence since January, and especially in this area in Biddeford. And when you hear about this, it’s just surreal,” one resident told CNN.
“This could be happening to any one of us, any one of us. He’s a 26-year-old with a child. He has a legitimate reason for being here. He had social security. It’s horrific,” another local told CNN.
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The Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General will be leading the investigation into the fatal shooting, along with the FBI and Maine Attorney General’s Office, Carroll reported.
“Those whom we have told about who will be heading up the investigation still have a great deal of distrust against the federal government, given all that has happened,” he added. “They have a lot of questions that they’re hoping will be answered in this investigation, namely, why was there the use of deadly force? That’s for a second. Why were the officers not using body-worn cameras? And why was this man targeted?”
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