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ICE Agent Named Shooter in Maine Car Attack; Protests Erupt

7/17/2026

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ICE Agent Shoots

Inmates said ICE agents sat on the passenger side and fired through the open window, refuting the agency’s flee claim.
ICE identified 37-year-old agent David Michael Brouillette as the shooter in the Biddeford, Maine incident after his ex-wife’s disclosure.
Hundreds gathered near ICE facility in Scarborough, Maine, demanding an end to ICE killings, transparency.
Maine Attorney General launched an investigation as experts warned shooting at moving cars endangers bystanders.

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Protesters Storm

Around two dozen anti-ICE demonstrators forced entry into Sen. Susan Collins’s Maine office after the Biddeford shooting.
ICE identified 37-year-old agent David Michael Brouillette as the shooter after his ex-wife disclosed his involvement.
Sen. Susan Collins called for a full, impartial investigation and noted ongoing FBI involvement.
Protesters chanted “vote her out,” blaming Collins for supporting $70 billion public ICE funding.

History

Historical Context

On Feb 4 1999, four NYPD officers fired 41 rounds, striking unarmed immigrant Amadou Diallo 19 times; the officers were acquitted in 2000 and the city paid $3 million, prompting protests and the 2002 disbanding of the Street Crime Unit. The 2024 shooting by ICE agent David Michael Brouillette in Biddeford, Maine, revived those grievances, sparking demonstrations at Senator Susan Collins’s office and calls for ICE policy reforms.

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ICE Agent Shoots

Inmates said ICE agents sat on the passenger side and fired through the open window, refuting the agency’s flee claim.
ICE identified 37-year-old agent David Michael Brouillette as the shooter in the Biddeford, Maine incident after his ex-wife’s disclosure.
Hundreds gathered near ICE facility in Scarborough, Maine, demanding an end to ICE killings, transparency.
Maine Attorney General launched an investigation as experts warned shooting at moving cars endangers bystanders.

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