Federal immigration authorities were involved in a fatal shooting in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday, according to local elected leaders and multiple sources. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents fatally shot a man after he allegedly "weaponized" his vehicle while they attempted to stop him.

Senator Angus King, I-Maine, stated he was briefed on the incident by Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin. King was informed that ICE agents were involved in the shooting that occurred Monday morning. The man was the target of an operation related to a final order for his removal from the United States.

According to Senator King, the man was shot after federal agents attempted to stop the vehicle he was driving. "He was in a vehicle -- pulled out in the vehicle, and the term the secretary used was 'weaponized' the vehicle and was shot by an ICE agent," King told reporters. The Maine Attorney General's Office also confirmed the ICE operation targeted a man with a final removal order, and that the suspect attempted to flee in the vehicle toward an officer.

The lack of body camera footage from the ICE agents present is a significant point of concern. "Body cameras were not on the agents. So we have no video evidence of what occurred in this case," King stated. The FBI will be leading the investigation into the shooting due to its nature as a federal operation.

The Maine Attorney General's Office is overseeing the state's involvement in the investigation, working alongside the Maine State Police, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and federal officials to determine the facts. The identity of the male subject has not been released pending positive identification and notification of family members.

Governor Janet Mills of Maine also confirmed she was briefed on the shooting and the involvement of federal law enforcement. "I know situations like these are alarming and frightening," Mills said in a statement, emphasizing the cooperative effort to ascertain what happened.

Two Maine-based immigration advocacy groups, the Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition (MIRC) and Presente!, identified the deceased as a 26-year-old Colombian man. They claim he was legally authorized to work in the U.S. and possessed a Social Security number. The groups are demanding a prompt, independent, and transparent investigation.

These advocacy groups also called for the preservation of all related evidence, including body-camera footage (despite its absence from ICE agents), surveillance footage, and communications. They stressed the importance of holding all involved agencies and officers accountable and cautioned against ICE investigating its own personnel or controlling the public narrative surrounding the death.