Overview
- The federal agent reported to have shot and killed a 26-year-old Colombian delivery driver in Biddeford was identified by relatives as David Michael Brouillette after the July 13 incident and bystanders circulated video of the scene.
- Multiple relatives and two ex-wives told reporters that Brouillette had a long history of violent and abusive acts that included throwing boiling water, physical assaults, stalking and threatening voicemail messages.
- Family members said Brouillette called an ex-wife after the shooting asking her to lie and defended the use of deadly force by saying the driver tried to hit him with a car.
- ICE declined to confirm or deny identifying officers and said the officer in question has nearly a decade of federal law enforcement experience with required use-of-force training.
- The shooting has triggered overlapping probes by the FBI, the DHS inspector general and state prosecutors, raised fresh questions about ICE hiring and oversight, and sustained public protests and calls for independent accountability.