A man fatally shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday was not the individual named in the arrest warrant that federal agents were attempting to execute, according to the office of Senator Angus King. This represents a revision of the account King initially gave reporters after speaking with Department of Homeland Security officials, raising fresh questions about the circumstances of the shooting and how the operation was carried out.

The incident has prompted a public backlash, with protesters gathering outside the office of fellow Maine senator Susan Collins, entering the building and chanting "vote her out" in response to the killing. Details of exactly why the victim was mistakenly caught up in the operation, and what warrant the agents were originally pursuing, have not been fully clarified, though King's office's updated statement marks a notable shift from the initial version of events reported by federal officials.