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A Kia sedan reportedly driven by the victim of a fatal shooting can be seen with four bullet holes in the windshield at the scene on Pool Street in Biddeford on Monday. (Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer)

Editor’s note: We’ve learned more about the victim, Joan Sebastian Guerrero. Read our latest: Who was Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, the man killed by ICE in Biddeford?

BIDDEFORD — The man who was shot and killed in Biddeford on Monday morning has been identified as Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 26-year-old originally from Colombia.

Guerrero was identified by one of his neighbors, who said they had spoken with him a few times, pointing to Guerrero’s Facebook page filled with photos of his wife and young daughter. The name was also confirmed by an immigrant advocacy organization who said they had been in touch with the family.

Guerrero was shot by a federal immigration agent after he allegedly tried to flee in the officer’s direction, the Maine attorney general’s office said. It’s not clear which agency the agent works for. He has been put on leave, the AG’s office said.

Officials with the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have not responded to repeated requests for information about the shooting, including the victim’s name.

Nelson Elias, one of Guerrero’s neighbors, told the Portland Press Herald that he did not know many details about Guerrero’s life, but said he has a young daughter and a wife.

Elias did not see the shooting, but when he stepped out of his house across the street, he saw Guerrero’s wife crying at the scene, holding her daughter’s hand. Elias said he was confident his neighbor was innocent.

“He was just trying to escape,” said Elias. “I just know it.”

Abigail is a community reporter for Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Sanford, and Wells. She recently moved up to Maine from Connecticut after getting her bachelor’s degree in English/Journalism at the University...

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