BREAKING: Citizen killed by ICE in Minneapolis
UPDATE: The victim has been identified as Renee Nicole Good. She was not a legal observer, but a concerned citizen.
Minneapolis, MN — According to Governor Tim Walz, a woman was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Her name has not yet been released.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the woman was shot after she and others in a vehicle attempted to run over federal agents who were trying to detain her in connection with the vandalism of a law enforcement vehicle, which DHS described as an act of “domestic terrorism.”
Witnesses disputed that account, saying the woman’s vehicle did not begin to accelerate until after shots were fired. In a video posted by Freedomnews.tv, one woman told reporters that agents chased the vehicle after the woman resisted attempts from agents to open her car door, and that an agent fired through the windshield.
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Scenes in Minnepolis following the ICE shooting. Video: Freedomnews.tv, Mercado Media.
The shooting occurred during an ICE operation in the Powderhorn neighborhood of south Minneapolis, near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue.
The victim has been identified as Renee Nicole Good, a legal US citizen. Christopher Wiggins of Advocate.com reported that Good’s wife was in the SUV with her. She was not a legal observer, as was previously reported by many outlets, including this one. Good was a concerned citizen who opposed the idea, as many do, that people should be rounded up with brute force and hostility because of their race or ethnicity.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Gov. Tim Walz confirmed that the shooting involved an ICE agent and urged calm as authorities continued to gather information.
The woman was taken to a hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
ICE agents and local police later deployed tear gas to disperse a crowd of protesters at the scene.
Local police and ICE use pepper balls and tear gas on peaceful protestors. Video: Freedomnews.tv
ICE agents were seen firing pepper balls and tear gas toward the crowd as individual agents moved in to detain and arrest people at the scene. Protesters were heard urging one another not to endanger their lives. Members of the crowd were seen attempting to block the movement of ICE vehicles and agents.
As the situation continues to unfold and ICE expands its enforcement activity in the neighborhood, the story remains developing.
UPDATE: Video has emerged depicting the shooting.
WARNING: Content may be disturbing to some viewers.
The video confirms witness statements, that the driver did not attempt to run over agents, but instead was shot and killed after agents attempted to enter her vehicle. She attempted to leave the scene, and was killed.
More as the story develops.