Karolina Rojas Alvarez says her family wants justice
Karolina Rojas AlvarezPartner of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero
Karolina Rojas Alvarez, Duran Guerrero's partner, said in a statement read by attorney Sean Murphy into the congressional record that no immigrant should be killed this way and that she and her family want justice.
“No immigrant should be murdered in this way. On behalf of my husband's family, my daughter and myself we want justice.”
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Where this statement fits
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 that attorney Sean P. Murphy read a written statement from Duran Guerrero's partner, Karolina Rojas Alvarez, into the congressional record at the September 22, 2026 forum.
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Attorney Sean P. Murphy read a written statement from Duran Guerrero's partner, Karolina Rojas Alvarez, into the record at the September 22, 2026 House Democratic forum in Washington, D.C.
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Murphy went on to tell lawmakers he wanted the ICE officer responsible for Duran Guerrero's death prosecuted.
How this statement is classified
The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
Rojas Alvarez calls the killing a murder and demands justice, which rejects the officer's conduct outright rather than merely disputing a characterization of events.
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More from this case
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
Sean Murphy calls for the ICE officer's prosecution
“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.”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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