Anne Arundel County Police Investigation On Glen Burnie ICE Shooting Reveals New Details

GLEN BURNIE, Md. — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has changed its story on what happened during a Dec. 24 nonfatal shooting of a man in Glen Burnie, following new details from local law enforcement.

A statement on X from Dec. 24 said that Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, an undocumented Portuguese immigrant, was shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers after attempting to run them over with a van. No officers were injured.

The same statement said that another man, Solomon Antonio Serrano-Esquivel, an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador, was in the passenger seat and injured during the incident.

Anne Arundel County police recently revealed in a press release that Serrano-Esquivel was already in ICE custody and in an ICE vehicle when his injuries occurred. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin confirmed this information to several local media outlets.

The update comes during a contentious time for ICE, following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman, Renee Good, on Jan. 7. Minnesota officials have accused DHS and ICE of blocking them from participating in the investigation or conducting their own. DHS has denied these accusations and claimed that the shooting was justified as the officer thought Good was going to run him over with her vehicle.

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen weighed in on the new facts of the Glen Burnie case, saying it’s evidence that narratives stemming from DHS can’t be trusted, and that local law enforcement plays a key role in holding federal agencies accountable.

“Noem’s DHS just got caught lying about a shooting in Maryland after an investigation by local authorities. We can’t trust a word they say,” Van Hollen wrote in a Facebook post. “Another reason why Minnesota authorities must join the investigation into the killing of Renee Good. We need accountability, not a cover-up.”

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