Kia driver shot dead by ICE is Colombian migrant, 26, as disturbing footage shows his car drive in circles while being chased by officers

A man shot dead by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Maine is a 26-year-old Colombian migrant, it has been revealed.

The victim, who has not yet been named, was authorized to work in the United States and had a social security number, the Portland Press-Herald reported. 

The migrant had been ordered to be removed from the United States, according to Maine Senator Angus King. It is unclear why or when this order was issued. 

Details of the victim’s identity began to emerge as disturbing footage showed the victim’s white Kia sedan drive slowly in circles while being chased by officers.  

The motorist was killed in the town of Biddeford shortly after 7am ET Monday morning after ignoring officers’ orders and accelerating at them, according to one eyewitness. 

New footage from the scene showed the victim’s white Kia driving slowly in circles at an intersection, as an ICE agent runs alongside the vehicle. 

It is unclear if the footage was taken before or after the driver was shot, with lawmakers calling for urgent answers. 

Locals say ICE had been operating in the town for about a week although it is unclear if Monday’s fatal incident was a random encounter that spiraled out of control or if the Kia driver had set out to confront officers. 

Separate Ring camera footage obtained from inside a nearby home by The Maine Wire captured the sound of the deadly confrontation, as a barrage of around five shots were fired rapidly. 

Photos taken in the aftermath showed a bullet hole on the windshield of the white Kia sedan being driven by the victim when he was killed.

A witness told the Portland Press-Herald that the man emerged from the car bleeding profusely from his head moments after the shooting.

Photos taken from the scene show the victim lying on a nearby road, as ICE agents and police consoled each other. 

It remains unclear if the victim happened upon ICE by chance or if he was protesting the presence of officers. 

Agents have been carrying out raids in Biddeford in recent weeks and locals knew they were there, the Press-Herald reported. 

Witness Lucas Scott, 18, told the Press Herald that he was driving through the intersection moments before the shooting, and saw a group of unmarked vehicles descend on another car. 

He said he saw agents in ICE uniforms confronting the driver of the vehicle, seconds before an agent pulled his weapon and ordered the man to exit his car.

‘The car was put into drive and was trying to hit the ICE officer,’ Scott said. He said he then heard the ICE agent fire several shots quickly. 

A neighbor close to the shooting, Cecilia Humiston, 22, said she saw the victim’s family screaming at ICE agents in the street as the man lay dead on the sidewalk. 

She said she heard an older woman yelling, ‘You took her dad, you took her dad’, and said a young girl wearing Bluey pajamas was watching.  

A spokesman for Biddeford Police told CNN that there was no further threat to the public.

Mary Hayes, a resident who lives near the scene, told the Press Herald that she did not see the agent open fire, but arrived in time to see the victim lying in the street. 

‘There’s a dead body down there,’ she said. 

‘I mean, we live in Maine. We don’t expect this to happen here. What have we come to?’ she added. 

Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said she was ‘deeply disturbed and angry’ by the news. 

‘I, of course, need to know all of the answers here,’ the Democrat said. 

Pingree said she wanted to know if the ICE agents were pursuing a migrant with a criminal record or if the shooting was a routine traffic stop, but added, ‘More than anything else, I want to know why you’re in Maine?’

‘Every report we hear is about somebody being picked up who legally was here, and is this going to be another one of those stories?’  

Maine’s House Speaker Ryan Fecteau said he was waiting to hear details over what led to the deadly shooting, saying in a short statement: ‘A person was killed. ​ICE was involved.

‘State Police and the Department of Public ​Safety are now on scene to gather details and would expect the FBI to investigate as well. These are the details that I have at this time. I will provide further updates, as they are relayed to me.’ 

It comes just days after an ICE agent fatally shot a Mexican immigrant during a traffic stop in Houston, which sparked mass protests. 

Scrutiny on ICE activities was also compounded by the fatal shootings of anti-ICE protesters Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota earlier this year. 

The shooting on Monday has quickly led to calls for protest, with the social justice group Biddeford Saco for Racial Justice saying on Facebook that it would be holding a demonstration within a matter of hours. 

‘Folks are really upset,’ the group said. ‘I imagine there will be more.’