A federal agent shot and killed a Minneapolis woman during an immigration crackdown in the city, and now there are competing narratives about whether the use of force was justified.
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The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot the woman in her vehicle in a residential neighborhood in Minneapolis, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson said in a statement.
The Minnesota Star Tribune reported that the victim has been identified by their mother as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. The Scripps News Group can also confirm that the car she was driving was registered to an address in Kansas City, Missouri, according to the state Department of Revenue.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem referred to the incident as "an act of domestic terrorism" and said the ICE agent acted in self defense.
"What happened was our ICE officers were out in enforcement action. They got stuck in the snow because of the adverse weather that is in Minneapolis. They were attempting to push our their vehicle and a woman attacked them, and those surrounding them and attempted to run them over and ram them with her vehicle," Noem said. "An officer of ours acted quickly and defensively shot to protect himself and the people around him."
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President Donald Trump said that he saw a video clip of the incident and noted that it was "a horrible thing to watch," but also defended the ICE agent's actions.
"The woman screaming [in the video] was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense," President Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.
Authorities said the victim appeared to be a "middle-aged white woman." After the shooting, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey accused immigration agents of “causing chaos," telling them to get the f*** out.
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"What I can tell you is the narrative that this was just done in self-defense is a garbage narrative," Frey said. "That is not true. It has no truth."
It was a sentiment echoed by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who said he was "angry" and accused the Trump administration of instigating unrest.
"From here on, I have a very simple message: We do not need any further help from the federal government," he said. "To Donald Trump and Kristi Noem, you've done enough."
"Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight," Walz added. "We will not take the bait."
The Trump administration immigration crackdown called for the deployment of roughly 2,000 federal agents and officers, with a focus on targeting Somali immigrants who are unlawfully living in the country.
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Following Wednesday's shooting, a large group of protesters
descended on the scene, where they expressed anger at the presence of federal law enforcement. In a scene similar to what was seen during immigration crackdowns in other U.S. cities like Los Angeles and Chicago, several bystanders heckled federal officers and demanded they leave.
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