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ICE Shoots Non-Targeted Motorist in Biddeford, Maine
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The bulletin's lead story is a troubling account of a fatal ICE shooting in Biddeford, Maine. Maine independent senator Angus King — who received the information directly from Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen — confirmed that the motorist killed was not named on the warrant the officers were attempting to serve [1] — Giles Snyder "An ICE officer shot and killed a motorist in Biddeford, Maine — but the victim wasn't even the person named on the warrant. Sen. Angus King…" 00:16 . The shooting occurred Monday morning in this small, historically immigrant-rich city near Portland, a place that grew up as a mill town drawing French Canadians and has since welcomed newer immigrant communities priced out of Portland's expensive housing market. The reaction was fast and fierce: by noon, roughly 200 protesters were marching through downtown Biddeford [2] — NPR Reporter (Maine Public) "Biddeford, Maine is a city of just over 20,000 people with deep immigrant roots — and within hours of the ICE shooting, hundreds of protest…" 00:41 . A reporter from Maine Public described residents as being in genuine shock — the kind of disbelief that comes when a community that felt distant from such violence suddenly finds itself the story. The ICE officer who opened fire said he did so because he feared for public safety when the motorist attempted to flee, according to the Homeland Security Department.
An ICE officer shot and killed a motorist in Biddeford, Maine — but the victim wasn't even the person named on the warrant. Sen. Angus King got that information directly from Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen, raising urgent questions about accountability.
Maine Sen. Angus King says the motorist fatally shot by ICE in Biddeford was not the target of the warrant officers were trying to serve.
Biddeford, Maine is a city of just over 20,000 people with deep immigrant roots — and within hours of the ICE shooting, hundreds of protesters took to the streets. A community that felt insulated from this kind of violence suddenly found itself at the center of a national crisis.
Within hours of the ICE shooting, a couple hundred protesters were marching through downtown Biddeford by noon.
Nine months into the fiscal year, the U.S. is more than $1.3 trillion in the red — and the interest bill alone has already surpassed $1 trillion. That single line item now costs more than virtually every government program except Social Security.
