A driver was shot dead Monday while trying to mow down Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Maine, according to authorities.
Graphic footage on social media shows a man lying by the side of the road near a car, with a bullet hole visible through the driver’s side of the front windshield following the incident in Biddeford just after 7:15 a.m., the Portland Press Herald reported.
The unidentified driver reportedly accelerated at ICE agents at an intersection in the small town before the officers shot him dead, eyewitnesses said.
Officers in green vests surrounded a car and drew their weapons at the driver, who appeared to drive directly at the agents, witness Lucas Scott, 18, said.
“The car was put into drive and was trying to hit the ICE officer,” Scott said, adding that the agent fired roughly four shots in response.
“I just heard the popping, but I did see him draw his gun,” Scott said.
Another witness described seeing the driver get out of the car, bleeding profusely from his head.
“He said, ‘I tried to stop,’” nearby resident Daniel Boucher said.
Details on the fatal shooting are still coming through, although locals reported seeing an increase in ICE activity in Biddeford in recent weeks.
“They chased down a bunch of guys working on a roof down the street a week or two ago. They all ran. I saw one guy jump off the roof to get away. They left all their equipment on top of the roof,” Biddeford resident Larry Humiston told the Portland Press Herald.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
