A Colombian national was shot dead Monday while trying to mow down ICE officers in Maine, officials said \u2014 with video showing the mortally wounded man being dragged from his car, falling to the ground and then being cuffed.<\/p>\n
The chaos unfolded as ICE was surveilling the last known address of an illegal migrant with a deportation order in Biddeford at around 7 a.m., according to the Department of Homeland Security<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Around that time, an \u201cillegal alien\u201d fled the home in a car and immigration officers gave chase, attempting to pull the man over, DHS said.<\/p>\n But the man tried to flee, and an ICE officer opened fire, striking the driver.\u00a0<\/p>\n Graphic footage on social media shows a man neighbors identified as Joan Sebastian Guerrero, 26, lying by the side of the road near a car after the shooting. X \/ @@TheMaineWonk<\/p>\n Guerrero\u2019s car seen in Biddeford, Maine.<\/p>\n An aerial view of the scene of the shooting. REUTERS<\/p>\n \u201cThe vehicle attempted to flee the scene and, fearing for public safety, an officer discharged his weapon,\u201d DHS said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe driver of the vehicle was struck, and emergency services were immediately contacted. He passed away from his injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n The Colombian national was identified by neighbors as 26-year-old Joan Sebastian Guerrero, who lived with his wife and infant daughter, the Portland Press Herald<\/a> reported. <\/p>\n The Colombian national was identified by neighbors as 26-year-old Joan Sebastian Guerrero, who lived with his wife and infant daughter. facebook\/sebastian.guerrero<\/p>\n Guerrero was authorized to work in the US and had been issued a Social Security number, according to Presente! Maine, a Portland-based aid organization. facebook\/sebastian.guerrero<\/p>\n Officials had not formally named the driver by Monday night. <\/p>\n Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) said hours after the shooting that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told him the shot man was the target of a warrant, CNN reported<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n King later said Mullin corrected that and told him there was no warrant out on the man, the outlet said.<\/p>\n Graphic footage on social media showed the shot man lying by the side of the road near his car, with a bullet hole visible through the driver\u2019s side of the front windshield, after the deadly incident, the Portland Press Herald reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n Officers in green vests surrounded the car and drew their weapons at the driver, who appeared to drive directly at them, said witness Lucas Scott, 18.<\/p>\n \u201cThe car was put into drive and was trying to hit the ICE officer,\u201d Scott said, adding that an agent fired roughly four shots in response.\u00a0<\/p>\n Guerrero reportedly tried to run over the ICE agents before the shooting, authorities said. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n The Colombian national\u2019s car getting towed away from the scene of the shooting. REUTERS<\/p>\n \u201cI just heard the popping, but I did see him draw his gun,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n Ring-camera footage from a nearby house captured the sound of five or six gunshots at the time.<\/p>\n Another witness described seeing the driver get out of the car, bleeding profusely from his head.<\/p>\n \u201cHe said, \u2018I tried to stop,\u2019 \u201d nearby resident Daniel Boucher said.<\/p>\n Four bullet holes were seen in the windshield of the Guerrero\u2019s car. REUTERS<\/p>\n