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David Brouillette, a 37-year-old Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, shot and killed 25-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero on July 13, 2026, in Biddeford, Maine. According to relatives and family court documents obtained by the AP, Brouillette has struggled with severe mental health conditions since early childhood, including bipolar disorder and attention deficit disorder, and has a documented history of violent and abusive behavior toward women in his life.
Brouillette’s immediate relatives told the AP that he should never have been given a law enforcement position, citing multiple incidents of physical and verbal abuse across his relationships. His first ex-wife, Ashley Brouillette, said he became physically violent with her after she became pregnant with their daughter in 2007, including an incident where he threw boiling water at her while she held their child. Family court records from his second marriage detail allegations of stalking, harassment, and physical abuse toward his daughters. In a voicemail message shared with the AP from late 2025, Brouillette made violent statements toward his first ex-wife and other women in her family.
Brouillette enlisted in the Maine Army National Guard in 2007 despite initial rejection by military recruiters due to his mental health diagnoses. He later served in the regular Army as a human intelligence collector and deployed to Afghanistan from May 2012 to February 2013, eventually leaving as a sergeant in December 2015. A family member believes his military service, particularly his time in Afghanistan, significantly worsened his mental health condition.
Following his military discharge, Brouillette worked various jobs including positions at a state correctional facility, the Veterans Affairs medical center in Augusta, and as a firefighter-in-training before sustaining a head injury that resulted in post-concussive syndrome. He briefly worked as a real estate sales agent in 2025 before joining ICE. DHS stated that the officer involved in the shooting “has nearly a decade of federal law enforcement experience with required training including use of force training,” and declined to confirm details about Brouillette’s background. Brouillette has claimed the shooting was justified, telling family members the vehicle attempted to run him over.