Sean P. Murphy
Role at the time: Attorney for the family of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero
Statement summary
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.”
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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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.