ICE Officer David Brouillette Investigated for Fatal Maine Shooting
Emails show anti-immigrant hostility, while his mother calls him dangerous.
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ICE Officer David Brouillette Investigated for Fatal Maine Shooting
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What this story says
- ICE officer David Brouillette fatally shot a Colombian migrant in Maine on July 13.
- Emails sent by Brouillette in 2021 expressed anti-immigrant hostility, specifically targeting Colombians.
- Brouillette's mother described him as dangerous and unfit to have weapons.
- The shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero remains under investigation.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 8 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
60/100
Craft
65/100
Hype
45/100
8 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer David Brouillette fatally shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a Colombian migrant, in Maine on July 13. The shooting is currently under investigation. Reports indicate that Brouillette sent emails in 2021 expressing anti-immigrant hostility, with a particular focus on Colombians. His mother, Susan Bedard, has stated that her son is dangerous and should not be allowed to possess weapons.
Disagreement on email content
The New York Times, as reported by Joe.My.God., stated that Brouillette's emails included sentiments such as "He can takes his non citizen ass back to his country and enjoy his third world luxuries" and that a Colombian man did not "emulate what it means to be an American." Other reports, including digests from Lewiston Sun Journal, Portland Press Herald, and Central Maine News, state that Brouillette reportedly sent a series of racist emails regarding a Colombian man in 2021, without detailing the specific content.
What the coverage left out
None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports printed below mention the specific details of David Brouillette's work history beyond his alleged anti-immigrant sentiments, nor do they detail past complaints of domestic violence and abuse or mental health issues that were mentioned in the full report by Joe.My.God. No right-rated outlet ran this story at all.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 11 Nov 2026, 17:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
3 rated outlets
- Left-rated reports focused on the anti-immigrant hostility and alleged racism of ICE officer David Brouillette. Joe.My.God., which published the full New York Times report, highlighted Brouillette's "troubling work history, past complaints of domestic violence and abuse, as well as mental health issues," alongside his "deep-seated anti-immigrant hostility, especially against Colombians." The report included direct quotes from Brouillette's 2021 emails, such as "He can takes his non citizen ass back to his country and enjoy his third world luxuries" and that a Colombian man did not "emulate what it means to be an American." The headline from Joe.My.God. labelled Brouillette an "ICE Thug." Bangor Daily News and Raw Story also reported on Brouillette's history of anti-immigrant hostility, with Raw Story's headline stating he was "fast-tracked to duty despite red flags."
Centre
4 rated outlets
- Centre-rated reports highlighted the accusations of immigrant bias against ICE officer David Brouillette, as reported by The New York Times. Lewiston Sun Journal, Portland Press Herald, and Central Maine News all used similar headlines stating that the "Family of ICE agent in Biddeford shooting accuses him of immigrant bias, New York Times reports," and noted that Brouillette reportedly sent racist emails regarding a Colombian man in 2021. Political Wire's report focused on the New York Times' assertion that Brouillette "has a troubling work history, past complaints of domestic violence and abuse, as well as mental health issues," and "a record of deep-seated anti-immigrant hostility, especially against Colombians."
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover ICE Officer David Brouillette Investigated for Fatal Maine Shooting?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 43% are rated left, 57% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 8. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is ICE Officer David Brouillette Investigated for Fatal Maine Shooting left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of ICE Officer David Brouillette Investigated for Fatal Maine Shooting biased?
- ICE Officer David Brouillette Investigated for Fatal Maine Shooting is one event reported by 8 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting ICE Officer David Brouillette Investigated for Fatal Maine Shooting?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered ICE Officer David Brouillette Investigated for Fatal Maine Shooting?
- 8 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Who was involved in the fatal shooting in Maine?
- ICE officer David Brouillette fatally shot a Colombian migrant named Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine, on July 13. The incident is currently under investigation.
- What did the emails sent by David Brouillette reveal?
- Emails sent by David Brouillette in 2021 reportedly expressed anti-immigrant hostility, with specific animosity directed towards Colombians. One reported statement suggested a Colombian man should return to his country and did not emulate American values.
- What has David Brouillette's mother said about him?
- Susan Bedard, David Brouillette's mother, has stated that her son is dangerous and should not be allowed to possess weapons. She advised believing his victims over him.
Read it at the source
8 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
3- NYT: ICE agent who fatally shot Biddeford man had record of anti-immigrant hostility (opens Bangor Daily News in a new tab)
Bangor Daily News — is Bangor Daily News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- NYT: ICE Thug In Fatal Maine Shooting Has Racist Past (opens Joe.My.God. in a new tab)
Joe.My.God. — is Joe.My.God. biased? Our profile of this outlet
- 'Loose cannon': ICE officer behind fatal shooting fast-tracked to duty despite red flags (opens Raw Story in a new tab)
Centre
4- Family of ICE agent in Biddeford shooting accuses him of immigrant bias, New York Times reports (opens Lewiston Sun Journal in a new tab)
Lewiston Sun Journal — is Lewiston Sun Journal biased? Our profile of this outlet
- ICE Officer Expressed Anti-Immigrant Hatred (opens Political Wire in a new tab)
Political Wire — is Political Wire biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Family of ICE agent in Biddeford shooting accuses him of immigrant bias, New York Times reports (opens Central Maine News in a new tab)
Central Maine News — is Central Maine News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Family of ICE agent in Biddeford shooting accuses him of immigrant bias, New York Times reports (opens Portland Press Herald in a new tab)
Portland Press Herald — is Portland Press Herald biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
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