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Man in Viral Video Identified

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Man identified
Confidence: High Checked on July 17, 2026

Summary

The person shown in the video is Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a Colombian national who was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Biddeford, Maine after attempting to flee in his car. Major news reports confirm his identity and the circumstances of the shooting.

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  • Videos Detail Moments Surrounding Fatal ICE Shooting in Biddeford, Maine - The New York Times

    Guerrero, a Colombian national, had been shot after he had attempted to flee in his car from federal immigration agents, and that an agent had fired at him “fearing for public safety.” In a separate communication to congressional members, the department claimed that Mr. Guerrero had “weaponized his vehicle toward law enforcement.” · In other recent incidents, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have also claimed that motorists have “weaponized” their vehicles, which has sometimes been contradicted by video analysis and witness accounts.

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  • Deepfake - Wikipedia

    Russian social media boosted it, but after it was debunked, Facebook and YouTube removed it. Twitter allowed the video in tweets where it was exposed as a fake, but said it would be taken down if posted to deceive people. Hackers inserted the disinformation into a live scrolling-text news crawl on TV station Ukraine 24, and the video appeared briefly on the station's website in addition to false claims ...

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