Ex-Wife Says ICE Agent, 37, Showed Years of Abuse Before Fatal Biddeford Shooting
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Updated · Press Herald · Jul 18
Ex-Wife Says ICE Agent, 37, Showed Years of Abuse Before Fatal Biddeford Shooting
3 articles · Updated · Press Herald · Jul 18
Summary
Lucinda Brouillette said Saturday that David Brouillette’s violence and coercive control made her believe for years he was capable of killing, days after he was identified in Monday’s fatal Biddeford shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero.
Court records show she repeatedly sought protection-from-abuse orders, accusing her ex-husband of kicking down her door, sharing intimate videos and abusing their daughters; all but one filing were later dismissed within weeks.
On Thursday, a Kennebec County judge declined to issue Lucinda Brouillette a temporary protection order, even as she sought sole custody of their 11-year-old daughter and said she still fears retaliation.
Her account aligns with similar allegations from Brouillette’s first ex-wife and other relatives, widening scrutiny beyond the shooting itself to whether earlier warnings to police, courts and child-welfare officials were missed.
His ex-wives warned authorities for years. Why was the ICE agent who shot an innocent man still armed?
An agent's violent past was public record. How did a fatal mistake expose a systemic failure at ICE?
Fatal ICE Shooting in Biddeford: Agent’s Troubled Past, Systemic Vetting Failures, and the National Fallout
Overview
On July 13, 2026, ICE agent David Michael Brouillette fatally shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a Colombian national, in Biddeford, Maine, marking one of at least ten deaths linked to a renewed immigration crackdown. The shooting, which occurred while Durán Guerrero was in his car near home, sparked immediate public outcry and daily protests. Brouillette was identified as the shooter days later, after two independent sources came forward. The incident has intensified scrutiny of ICE’s hiring and vetting practices, especially given Brouillette’s documented history of violence and mental health struggles, and has led to calls for systemic reform and greater accountability.