Man fatally shot by ICE officer in Maine wasn’t the target of arrest warrant, senator’s spokesman says

A local advocacy group identified the victim as a 26-year-old Colombian man who was authorized to work in the U.S.

The man killed in a shooting by an ICE officer in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday was not the target of an arrest warrant, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told Sen. Angus King on Monday, according to the senator’s office.

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A 26-year-old Colombian man who was authorized to work in the United States and had been issued a Social Security number was killed in the morning shooting, according to two organizations, Presente! and the Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition.

Authorities have not publicly identified the man. The Colombian Embassy in Washington said it is working to help identify the victim and confirm nationality.