Liam LaFountain is the Mayor of Biddeford, Maine, sworn in on December 2, 2025. He previously served two terms on the Biddeford City Council, including a term as Council President, and works in healthcare policy. Born and raised in Biddeford, he earned an international relations degree at Gonzaga University. His board work includes York County Community Action and Nasson Health Care. His work on the council included municipal transparency, housing stability and investment in parks and pedestrian safety.
We have documented 1 statement by Liam LaFountain, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Biddeford Mayor Liam LaFountain said a federal force exercised deadly force in his city and left its consequences to the family and community. He said the safeguards around deadly force should be the strongest but were the weakest on the morning of July 13, and he asked for justice for Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero's family and accountability for those responsible.
“A federal force came into my city, exercised one of the most extraordinary powers the government possesses, the use of deadly force, and left the consequences for Johan's family and our small community to carry. An arrest can be challenged. A removal order can be reviewed. A death, however, cannot be reversed, not by Congress, not by a court, not by this Committee. That is why the safeguards around deadly force should be the strongest we have. And yet in Biddeford on the morning of July 13, they were the weakest.
Justice for the life that was taken, for the family left behind, and for those responsible to be held accountable.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Mayor LaFountain Update on the Shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero and Ongoing DevelopmentsSection headed "August 17 Statement from the Congressional Field Hearing", paragraphs beginning "Federal agents left the scene" and "So, I ask Congress for three things"
Why we used this label
The case asks whether the ICE officer was justified in fatally shooting Guerrero. LaFountain said the safeguards around deadly force should be the strongest and that on the morning of July 13 in Biddeford they were the weakest, and he asked for justice for the life taken and for those responsible to be held accountable. That criticizes the use of deadly force in this shooting and does not accept that it was justified, so we labeled it Condemned.
An ICE officer fatally shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero during a Biddeford vehicle stop. Officials said his car moved toward the officer; the available public footage does not resolve the decisive moment.
