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Maine ICE shooting victim was not target of arrest warrant, Sen. King's office says after earlier DHS account

King said Mullin corrected his initial account and called for a transparent investigation into the shooting.

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Sen. Angus King’s office said the man fatally shot by an ICE agent in Biddeford was not the target of the arrest warrant, after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin corrected an earlier account to King. King called for a transparent investigation as authorities investigate the shooting.

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Angus S. King, Jr.
I · ME · SEN

Maine senator pressing for an investigation into the fatal shooting

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Markwayne Mullin
Secretary of Homeland Security

Homeland Security secretary who gave King an initial account and later corrected it

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Susan M. Collins
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Maine senator who called for an impartial investigation

Maine governor who said state police were cooperating with the investigation

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Angus King Calls for Investigation of Fatal Biddeford ICE Shooting

An ICE agent fatally shot a man in Biddeford, Maine. Angus King and his office said the man was not the target of the warrant, and King called for a transparent investigation. Left-leaning outlets connect the shooting to broader disputes over ICE enforcement, funding and agents’ lack of body cameras. Center outlets focus on conflicting accounts, the warrant information and ongoing investigations. Right-leaning outlets likewise focus on the warrant update and King’s call for an investigation, with less attention to broader policy debates.

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