Sean Murphy calls for the ICE officer's prosecution
Sean P. MurphyAttorney for the family of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero
Family attorney Sean P. Murphy rejected the public-safety justification for the shooting and told lawmakers he wants the ICE officer prosecuted, also saying the Maine attorney general's office is the only agency confirmed to be investigating and that the federal government made no visible effort to preserve digital evidence or interview witnesses.
“The only justification given for Johan's death was that it was in the interest of public safety. You know what actually keeps the public safe? Not shooting innocent and law-abiding fathers whose only dream is to build a better life for his family.”
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Was the ICE officer justified in fatally shooting Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero?
On July 13, 2026, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero during an attempted vehicle stop at Pool and Hill streets in Biddeford, Maine. ICE said Guerrero's vehicle attempted to flee and that the officer fired because he feared for public safety; Maine's initial account said the vehicle moved in the officer's direction. A nearby resident said he heard Guerrero say he had tried to stop and heard the officer say Guerrero tried to hit him. Security cameras recorded gunfire and portions of the aftermath but do not continuously show the vehicle's path at the moment of firing, and the agents reportedly lacked activated body cameras. The Associated Press and relatives identified the shooter as David Brouillette, though DHS has not confirmed his identity. In late September 2026, the Maine attorney general's office declined to comment on its investigation and had announced no finding. The dispute is whether Guerrero's vehicle posed an imminent threat when the officer fired.
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Reports attorney Sean Murphy's September 22, 2026 congressional testimony, including his statement that the Maine attorney general's office is the first and only agency confirmed to be investigating the shooting, his account that the federal government made no visible effort to preserve digital evidence or interview witnesses, his explicit call for prosecution of the ICE officer, and the first public disclosure that a bullet pierced the empty car seat belonging to Duran Guerrero's 3-year-old daughter.
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Corroborates that attorney Sean Murphy explicitly told lawmakers he wants the ICE officer prosecuted, and separately reports the bullet that pierced the family's daughter's empty car seat.
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Murphy testified before a House Democratic forum in Washington, D.C., describing the Maine attorney general's office as the only agency confirmed to be investigating the shooting and saying the federal government had made no visible effort to preserve digital evidence or interview witnesses.
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The Maine Wire separately reported that Murphy told lawmakers he wanted the ICE officer responsible for Duran Guerrero's death prosecuted.
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Murphy explicitly rejects the public-safety justification offered for the shooting and calls for the officer's prosecution, which is a direct condemnation rather than a more limited factual challenge.
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Read the full caseRichard Blumenthal says Durán Guerrero was murdered
“State and local authorities have been stymied and stopped in their effort to investigate. ICE has withheld and concealed evidence. The failure to investigate is obvious and deeply wrong and shameful for the federal government. On July 7, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a father and husband, was shot and killed by ICE agents while on his way to work in Houston. And just five days later, Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero was murdered in Maine, leaving behind a wife and three-year-old daughter.”Read statement
Karolina Rojas Alvarez says her family wants justice
“No immigrant should be murdered in this way. On behalf of my husband's family, my daughter and myself we want justice.”Read statement
Benjamin Gideon rejects the flight justification
“Under our legal system and our Constitution, driving off is not a legal basis or justified basis for the use of lethal force.”Read statement
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The Dispute Index. "Sean Murphy calls for the ICE officer's prosecution". First published: 2026-09-24. Last updated: 2026-09-24. https://disputeindex.com/events/1549-family-attorney-sean-p-murphy-rejected-the-public