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  • Graphic: New video shows confrontation between ICE officer, Renee Good before fatal shooting

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    A Minnesota prosecutor on Friday called on the public to share with investigators any recordings and evidence connected to the fatal shooting of Renee Good as a new video emerged showing the final moments of her encounter with an immigration officer.Warning: The video above may be graphic to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.The Minneapolis killing and a separate shooting in Portland, Oregon, a day later by the Border Patrol have set off protests in multiple cities and denunciations of immigration enforcement tactics by the U.S. government. The Trump administration has defended the officer who shot Good in her car, saying he was protecting himself and fellow agents.The reaction to the shooting has largely been focused on witness cellphone video of the encounter. A new, 47-second video that was published online by a Minnesota-based conservative news site, Alpha News, and later reposted on social media by the Department of Homeland Security shows the shooting from the perspective of ICE officer Jonathan Ross, who fired the shots.Video below: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey holds press conference FridaySirens blaring in the background, he approaches Good’s vehicle in the middle of the road while apparently filming on his cellphone. At the same time, Good’s wife also was recording the encounter and can be seen walking around the vehicle and approaching the officer. A series of exchanges occurred:”That’s fine, I’m not mad at you,” Good says as the officer passes by her door. She has one hand on the steering wheel and the other outside the open driver side window.”U.S. citizen, former f—ing veteran,” says her wife, standing outside the passenger side of the SUV holding up her phone. “You wanna come at us, you wanna come at us, I say go get yourself some lunch big boy.”Other officers at the scene are approaching the driver’s side of the car at about the same time and one says: “Get out of the car, get out of the f—ing car.” Good reverses briefly, then turns the steering wheel toward the passenger side as she drives ahead and Ross opens fire.The camera becomes unsteady and points toward the sky and then returns to the street view showing Good’s SUV careening away.”F—— b—,” someone at the scene says.A crashing sound is heard as Good’s vehicle smashes into others parked on the street.Federal agencies have encouraged officers to document encounters in which people may attempt to interfere with enforcement actions, but policing experts have cautioned that recording on a handheld device can complicate already volatile situations by occupying an officer’s hands and narrowing focus at moments when rapid decision-making is required.Under an ICE policy directive, officers and agents are expected to activate body-worn cameras at the start of enforcement activities and to record throughout interactions, and footage must be kept for review in serious incidents such as deaths or use-of-force cases. The Department of Homeland Security has not responded to questions about whether the officer who opened fire or any of the others who were on the scene were wearing body cameras.Homeland Security says video shows self-defenseVice President JD Vance and Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in posts on X that the new video backs their contention that the officer fired in self-defense.“Many of you have been told this law enforcement officer wasn’t hit by a car, wasn’t being harassed, and murdered an innocent woman,” Vance said. “The reality is that his life was endangered and he fired in self defense.”Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has said any self-defense argument is “garbage.”Policing experts said the video didn’t change their thoughts on the use-of-force but did raise additional questions about the officer’s training.“Now that we can see he’s holding a gun in one hand and a cellphone in the other filming, I want to see the officer training that permits that,” said Geoff Alpert, a criminology professor at the University of South Carolina.The video demonstrates that the officers didn’t perceive Good to be a threat, said John P. Gross, a professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School who has written extensively about officers shooting at moving vehicles.“If you are an officer who views this woman as a threat, you don’t have one hand on a cellphone. You don’t walk around this supposed weapon, casually filming,” Gross said. Attempts to reach Ross at phone numbers and email addresses associated with him were not successful. Prosecutor asks for video and evidenceMeanwhile, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said that although her office has collaborated effectively with the FBI in past cases, she is concerned by the Trump administration’s decision to bar state and local agencies from playing any role in the investigation into Good’s killing.She also said the officer who shot Good in the head does not have complete legal immunity, as Vice President JD Vance declared.Video above: VP Vance addresses, answers questions on ICE shooting in Minneapolis”We do have jurisdiction to make this decision with what happened in this case,” Moriarty said at a news conference. “It does not matter that it was a federal law enforcement agent.”Moriarty said her office would post a link for the public to submit footage of the shooting, even though she acknowledged that she wasn’t sure what legal outcome submissions might produce.Good’s wife, Becca Good, released a statement to Minnesota Public Radio on Friday saying, “kindness radiated out of her.””On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns,” Becca Good said.”I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him,” she wrote.The reaction to Good’s shooting was immediate in the city where police killed George Floyd in 2020, with hundreds of protesters converging on the shooting scene and the school district canceling classes for the rest of the week as a precaution and offering an online option through Feb. 12.On Friday, protesters were outside a federal facility serving as a hub for the immigration crackdown that began Tuesday in Minneapolis and St. Paul. That evening, hundreds protested outside a hotel in downtown Minneapolis, banging on pots and drums and carrying signs that said, “ICE Out” and “Don’t Shoot.”Video below: Minnesota law enforcement blocked from federal investigation into deadly ICE shooting Shooting in PortlandThe Portland shooting happened outside a hospital Thursday. A federal border officer shot and wounded a man and woman in a vehicle, identified by the Department of Homeland Security as Venezuela nationals Luis David Nico Moncada and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras. Police said they were in stable condition Friday after surgery, with DHS saying Nico Moncada was taken into FBI custodyDHS defended the actions of its officers in Portland, saying the shooting occurred after the driver with alleged gang ties tried to “weaponize” his vehicle to hit them. It said no officers were injured.Portland Police Chief Bob Day confirmed that the two people shot had “some nexus” to Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang. Day said they came to the attention of police during an investigation of a July shooting believed to have been carried out by gang members, but they were not identified as suspects.The chief said any gang affiliation did not necessarily justify the shooting by U.S. Border Patrol. The Oregon Department of Justice said it would investigate.The biggest crackdown yetThe Minneapolis shooting happened on the second day of the immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities, which Homeland Security said is the biggest immigration enforcement operation ever. More than 2,000 officers are taking part and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said they have made more than 1,500 arrests.The government is also shifting immigration officers to Minneapolis from sweeps in Louisiana, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. This represents a pivot, as the Louisiana crackdown that began in December had been expected to last into February.Good’s death — at least the fifth tied to immigration sweeps since President Donald Trump took office — has resonated far beyond Minneapolis, with protests planned for this weekend, according to Indivisible, a group formed to resist the Trump administration.A deadly encounter seen from multiple anglesNoem, Trump and others in his administration have repeatedly characterized the Minneapolis shooting as an act of self-defense and cast Good as a villain, suggesting she used her vehicle as a weapon to attack the officer who shot her.Several bystanders captured video of Good’s killing, which happened in a neighborhood south of downtown. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said any self-defense argument is “garbage.”The federal agent who fatally shot Good is an Iraq War veteran who has served for nearly two decades in the Border Patrol and ICE, according to records obtained by AP.Noem has not publicly named him, but a Homeland Security spokesperson said her description of his injuries last summer refers to an incident in Bloomington, Minnesota, in which court documents identify him as Ross.Ross got his arm stuck in the window of a vehicle whose driver was fleeing arrest on an immigration violation. Ross was dragged and fired his Taser. A jury found the driver guilty of assault. ___Associated Press reporters Steve Karnowski and Mark Vancleave in Minneapolis; Ed White in Detroit; Valerie Gonzalez in Brownsville, Texas; Graham Lee Brewer in Norman, Oklahoma; Michael Biesecker in Washington; Jim Mustian and Safiyah Riddle in New York; Ryan Foley in Iowa City, Iowa; and Hallie Golden in Seattle contributed.

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    A Minnesota prosecutor on Friday called on the public to share with investigators any recordings and evidence connected to the fatal shooting of Renee Good as a new video emerged showing the final moments of her encounter with an immigration officer.

    Warning: The video above may be graphic to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.

    The Minneapolis killing and a separate shooting in Portland, Oregon, a day later by the Border Patrol have set off protests in multiple cities and denunciations of immigration enforcement tactics by the U.S. government. The Trump administration has defended the officer who shot Good in her car, saying he was protecting himself and fellow agents.

    The reaction to the shooting has largely been focused on witness cellphone video of the encounter. A new, 47-second video that was published online by a Minnesota-based conservative news site, Alpha News, and later reposted on social media by the Department of Homeland Security shows the shooting from the perspective of ICE officer Jonathan Ross, who fired the shots.

    Video below: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey holds press conference Friday

    Sirens blaring in the background, he approaches Good’s vehicle in the middle of the road while apparently filming on his cellphone. At the same time, Good’s wife also was recording the encounter and can be seen walking around the vehicle and approaching the officer. A series of exchanges occurred:

    “That’s fine, I’m not mad at you,” Good says as the officer passes by her door. She has one hand on the steering wheel and the other outside the open driver side window.

    “U.S. citizen, former f—ing veteran,” says her wife, standing outside the passenger side of the SUV holding up her phone. “You wanna come at us, you wanna come at us, I say go get yourself some lunch big boy.”

    Other officers at the scene are approaching the driver’s side of the car at about the same time and one says: “Get out of the car, get out of the f—ing car.” Good reverses briefly, then turns the steering wheel toward the passenger side as she drives ahead and Ross opens fire.

    The camera becomes unsteady and points toward the sky and then returns to the street view showing Good’s SUV careening away.

    “F—— b—,” someone at the scene says.

    A crashing sound is heard as Good’s vehicle smashes into others parked on the street.

    Federal agencies have encouraged officers to document encounters in which people may attempt to interfere with enforcement actions, but policing experts have cautioned that recording on a handheld device can complicate already volatile situations by occupying an officer’s hands and narrowing focus at moments when rapid decision-making is required.

    Under an ICE policy directive, officers and agents are expected to activate body-worn cameras at the start of enforcement activities and to record throughout interactions, and footage must be kept for review in serious incidents such as deaths or use-of-force cases. The Department of Homeland Security has not responded to questions about whether the officer who opened fire or any of the others who were on the scene were wearing body cameras.

    Homeland Security says video shows self-defense

    Vice President JD Vance and Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in posts on X that the new video backs their contention that the officer fired in self-defense.

    “Many of you have been told this law enforcement officer wasn’t hit by a car, wasn’t being harassed, and murdered an innocent woman,” Vance said. “The reality is that his life was endangered and he fired in self defense.”

    Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has said any self-defense argument is “garbage.”

    Policing experts said the video didn’t change their thoughts on the use-of-force but did raise additional questions about the officer’s training.

    “Now that we can see he’s holding a gun in one hand and a cellphone in the other filming, I want to see the officer training that permits that,” said Geoff Alpert, a criminology professor at the University of South Carolina.

    The video demonstrates that the officers didn’t perceive Good to be a threat, said John P. Gross, a professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School who has written extensively about officers shooting at moving vehicles.

    “If you are an officer who views this woman as a threat, you don’t have one hand on a cellphone. You don’t walk around this supposed weapon, casually filming,” Gross said.

    Attempts to reach Ross at phone numbers and email addresses associated with him were not successful.

    Prosecutor asks for video and evidence

    Meanwhile, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said that although her office has collaborated effectively with the FBI in past cases, she is concerned by the Trump administration’s decision to bar state and local agencies from playing any role in the investigation into Good’s killing.

    She also said the officer who shot Good in the head does not have complete legal immunity, as Vice President JD Vance declared.

    Video above: VP Vance addresses, answers questions on ICE shooting in Minneapolis

    “We do have jurisdiction to make this decision with what happened in this case,” Moriarty said at a news conference. “It does not matter that it was a federal law enforcement agent.”

    Moriarty said her office would post a link for the public to submit footage of the shooting, even though she acknowledged that she wasn’t sure what legal outcome submissions might produce.

    Good’s wife, Becca Good, released a statement to Minnesota Public Radio on Friday saying, “kindness radiated out of her.”

    “On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns,” Becca Good said.

    “I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him,” she wrote.

    The reaction to Good’s shooting was immediate in the city where police killed George Floyd in 2020, with hundreds of protesters converging on the shooting scene and the school district canceling classes for the rest of the week as a precaution and offering an online option through Feb. 12.

    On Friday, protesters were outside a federal facility serving as a hub for the immigration crackdown that began Tuesday in Minneapolis and St. Paul. That evening, hundreds protested outside a hotel in downtown Minneapolis, banging on pots and drums and carrying signs that said, “ICE Out” and “Don’t Shoot.”

    Video below: Minnesota law enforcement blocked from federal investigation into deadly ICE shooting

    Shooting in Portland

    The Portland shooting happened outside a hospital Thursday. A federal border officer shot and wounded a man and woman in a vehicle, identified by the Department of Homeland Security as Venezuela nationals Luis David Nico Moncada and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras. Police said they were in stable condition Friday after surgery, with DHS saying Nico Moncada was taken into FBI custody

    DHS defended the actions of its officers in Portland, saying the shooting occurred after the driver with alleged gang ties tried to “weaponize” his vehicle to hit them. It said no officers were injured.

    Portland Police Chief Bob Day confirmed that the two people shot had “some nexus” to Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang. Day said they came to the attention of police during an investigation of a July shooting believed to have been carried out by gang members, but they were not identified as suspects.

    The chief said any gang affiliation did not necessarily justify the shooting by U.S. Border Patrol. The Oregon Department of Justice said it would investigate.

    The biggest crackdown yet

    The Minneapolis shooting happened on the second day of the immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities, which Homeland Security said is the biggest immigration enforcement operation ever. More than 2,000 officers are taking part and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said they have made more than 1,500 arrests.

    The government is also shifting immigration officers to Minneapolis from sweeps in Louisiana, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. This represents a pivot, as the Louisiana crackdown that began in December had been expected to last into February.

    Good’s death — at least the fifth tied to immigration sweeps since President Donald Trump took office — has resonated far beyond Minneapolis, with protests planned for this weekend, according to Indivisible, a group formed to resist the Trump administration.

    A deadly encounter seen from multiple angles

    Noem, Trump and others in his administration have repeatedly characterized the Minneapolis shooting as an act of self-defense and cast Good as a villain, suggesting she used her vehicle as a weapon to attack the officer who shot her.

    Several bystanders captured video of Good’s killing, which happened in a neighborhood south of downtown. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said any self-defense argument is “garbage.”

    The federal agent who fatally shot Good is an Iraq War veteran who has served for nearly two decades in the Border Patrol and ICE, according to records obtained by AP.

    Noem has not publicly named him, but a Homeland Security spokesperson said her description of his injuries last summer refers to an incident in Bloomington, Minnesota, in which court documents identify him as Ross.

    Ross got his arm stuck in the window of a vehicle whose driver was fleeing arrest on an immigration violation. Ross was dragged and fired his Taser. A jury found the driver guilty of assault.

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    Associated Press reporters Steve Karnowski and Mark Vancleave in Minneapolis; Ed White in Detroit; Valerie Gonzalez in Brownsville, Texas; Graham Lee Brewer in Norman, Oklahoma; Michael Biesecker in Washington; Jim Mustian and Safiyah Riddle in New York; Ryan Foley in Iowa City, Iowa; and Hallie Golden in Seattle contributed.

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  • Experts analyze new video of fatal ICE agent shooting in Minneapolis

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    Cellphone video taken by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent involved in Wednesday’s fatal shooting in Minneapolis of Renee Good shows a different view of the incident and the moments leading up to it.

    To better analyze what’s happening in the video, WCCO spoke with a use-of-force expert and a defense attorney.

    Peter Johnson is the founder of Archway Defense, a company that has trained state, local and federal law enforcement in firearms for the past decade. He’s also a former federal air marshal. Johnson said his biggest takeaway from the video was a crunching sound he heard immediately before the gunshots, which he believes is the sound of the SUV hitting the ICE agent.

    “That data point for me shows that there was contact made with the agent, who is now in reasonable fear, who could clearly articulate being hit with an SUV as reasonable fear of great bodily harm or death. And then the shots were fired,” said Johnson.

    According to Homeland Security’s policy, deadly force cannot be used to stop someone who is fleeing, though it is authorized when an officer believes that someone who’s trying to escape poses a serious threat to the officer or others. The two narrow circumstances outlined in the policy are:

    1. When a person in the vehicle is using or imminently threatening deadly force by means other than the vehicle.
    2. When the vehicle itself is being operated in a manner that poses an imminent threat and no other objectively reasonable defensive option exists — explicitly including “moving out of the path of the vehicle.” 

    Another point that stood out to Johnson is the face-to-face interaction the ICE agent has with Good, 37, as he walks by her window. Johnson said it proves that Good was aware of the agent’s presence, whereas other videos could make it seem as if the agent suddenly appeared from out of view.

    Other videos show the angle of the tires on Good’s SUV when she accelerates forward, with some arguing the tires are in a direction indicating she was trying to drive away from the ICE agents. To those dissecting the videos, Johnson referenced a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Graham vs. Connor. He summarized it by saying, “In a tense, uncertain and rapidly evolving situation, law enforcement officers are not to be judged in hindsight 20/20, but a reasonable officer’s perception.”

    Rob Doar is a local defense attorney. He said the video both helps and hurts Homeland Security’s stance that the ICE agent fired in self-defense. As for helping, Doar said it shows how quickly things unfolded leading up to the shooting. 

    “I myself have questioned the second and third shots,” said Doar. “I think from that firsthand perspective, it makes it look like he may not have had the mental time to actually appreciate that the threat had passed.”

    He too pointed out the angle of the tires, stating that the video shows there’s no way the ICE agent could have seen the direction they were pointing. 

    “Though he may have seen some direction of the steering wheel, but it’s, again, it’s not clear whether he would have appreciated that,” said Doar.

    As for hurting the agent’s case, Doar said it shows Good had a pleasant demeanor while also saying to the agents that she wasn’t mad at them. 

    “That lessens the indication that he is posing a serious threat to law enforcement,” said Doar.

    He questioned the positioning the ICE agent took in front of the SUV, saying courts could analyze whether that was a reasonable spot to place himself.

    Lastly, Doar noted the expletives it appears the ICE agent said toward Good after the shooting. It sounds like the agent said, “F****** b****.”

    Pertaining to the vulgar comment, Doar said, “Self-defense is an affirmative defense where you’re saying that you’re fearful for your life. Courts could interpret that, or a jury could interpret as a mindset of trying to compel control or dominance over the situation rather than a sincere fear for his life.”

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  • Police Chief Confirms Pair Shot By Border Patrol Connected To Venezuelan Gang – KXL

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    PORTLAND, OR – During a news conference on Friday, Portland Police Chief Bob Day told reporters that the two people shot by federal agents on Thursday are connected to the Venezuelan gang known at Tren de Aragua.  “What I can say is there is an association with the two folks yesterday and TDA,” he said.

    At the same time, Chief Day insisted that “this in no way draws a throughline to the actions and behaviors that occurred (on Thursday).”

    His comments came within hours of a social media post by the Department of Homeland Security which identified the man and woman shot as Luis David Nico Moncada and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras and referred to both as “suspected Tren de Aragua gang associates.”

    A federal investigation is underway, and Day said his officers are providing support to the FBI, but also said PPB is not conducting an investigation of its own.

    Portland Police say officers responded to the shooting outside of a medical clinic, and six minutes later, they got a call from a man who had been shot. Officers found a man and a woman in a car with gunshot wounds. Officers applied tourniquets until medics arrived and the two people were taken to a hospital. Homeland Security claims agents were making a traffic stop on the suspected gang members when the driver tried to run down an agent and shots were fired.

    In reaction to the shooting, Governor Tina Kotek said Homeland Security is destroying public trust in the federal government. The governor made the comment Thursday at news conference featuring Chief Day, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, and other regional officials. Kotek insisted  when the President endorses actions that tear families apart it fosters an environment of lawlessness and recklessness. Kotek also said there must be a full and transparent investigation that involves Portland Police and the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office.

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  • State GOP Leaders Condemn Public Officials’ Comments Following Portland ICE Shootings – KXL

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    YAMHILL COUNTY, OR – Top Oregon Republican lawmakers are pushing back against criticism from Democratic leaders following a recent federal law enforcement operation in Portland involving suspected members of the Tren de Aragua gang.

    Senate Republican Leader Bruce Starr of Dundee and House Republican Leader Lucetta Elmer of McMinnville issued a joint statement responding to the incident, which federal authorities have described as a targeted operation involving a transnational criminal organization linked to drug trafficking, sex trafficking and violent crime.

    According to the statement, federal officials said the encounter escalated when the driver of a vehicle allegedly used it as a weapon after agents identified themselves, forcing an officer to make what Republicans characterized as a split-second, defensive decision.

    Republican Oregon state lawmakers Bruce Starr of Dundee.

    “That is not ‘federal violence against Portlanders,’ as legislative Democrats have suggested,” Starr and Elmer said in the statement. “That is law enforcement attempting to remove dangerous gang members from our streets, turned into a life-threatening situation.”

    The Republican leaders said they support law enforcement at all levels and accused Democratic officials of politicizing an active investigation. They criticized rhetoric suggesting federal agents were acting as “secret police,” calling such language “reckless and dangerous.”

    “It is deeply irresponsible for elected officials to immediately politicize an active investigation, delegitimize law enforcement, and inflame fear at a moment when clarity and calm are needed most,” according to the statement.

    Starr and Elmer acknowledged that an investigation into the incident is ongoing and said transparency is important, but emphasized that officers acting in defense of life deserve public support.

    Oregon House Republican Leader Lucetta Elmer of McMinnville.

    “Violent criminal organizations do not stop at city limits, state lines, or political narratives,” they said. “When officers are forced to act in defense of life, they deserve support, not condemnation.”

    The statement concluded with a warning to organized criminal groups operating in Oregon and a call for elected officials to lower the political temperature surrounding the incident.

    “Criminals operating in Oregon should be on notice: the days of freely exploiting our communities are over,” the leaders said, urging politicians to start standing with law enforcement instead of siding with violent criminals for political gain.

    The Independent Party of Oregon pushed back on the statement by the two Republican leaders, calling it a misleading and incomplete frame that does a disservice to the public, to law enforcement, and to the rule of law in America.

    “No one disputes that law enforcement work is dangerous or that violent criminal organizations exist,” said IPO Secretary Sal Peralta. “The issue is whether the use of force by federal agents is being held to the same standards that govern local police and sheriffs across the country.”

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  • Illinois Rep. Robin Kelly filing articles of impeachment for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem

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    Illinois Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced plans to file articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday. 

    Kelly made the announcement after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis Wednesday morning. Kelly was also vocally opposed to the federal immigration operations in Chicago dubbed Operation Midway Blitz, which also involved two shootings by ICE and Customs and Border Patrol agents, one of which was fatal. 

    Kelly released a statement on Wednesday night, saying, “I’ve had enough.” 

    “[Noem] has turned ICE into a rogue force, violating the Constitution, tearing families apart, and leaving death in her wake,”  she wrote in part. “From Chicago to Minneapolis, her recklessness cost lives, including Renee Nicole Good. This isn’t just dangerous—it’s impeachable. I’m fighting back.”  

    Speaking to CBS News Chicago Thursday morning, Kelly called the shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis “murder” and said she is ready to take action. 

    “We just can’t sit back, we just can’t sit on the sidelines,” Kelly said. 



    Congresswoman Robin Kelly to file articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem

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    Kelly said she will file three articles against Noem; one saying she willfully obstructed congressional oversight and withheld appropriate funds in violation of her constitutional law, a second accusing Noem of compromising the due process of U.S. citizens and directing unconstitutional actions, and a third alleging Noem abused her office for personal benefit and steered federal dollars to associates. 

    Kelly said her team has been working on this action since last year and they are ready to go ahead with the filing on Thursday, despite Republicans holding a majority in the House. The effort isn’t expected to succeed; even if the impeachment is approved on the House floor with a Republican majority, it would then go to the Senate where it would likely be dead on arrival, similar to the impeachment of then-DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in 2024. The Senate quickly rejected the charges against Mayorkas, ending a months-long effort by Republicans to punish him for his policies on the southern U.S. border. 

    Lawmakers in Illinois and Minnesota swiftly condemned Wednesday’s shooting, with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey both calling for federal agents to leave the Twin Cities and the state immediately.

    “To Donald Trump and Kristi Noem: You’ve done enough,” Walz said at a press conference Wednesday afternoon. “There is nothing more important than Minnesotans’ safety.”

    Frey called the narrative DHS put forth in the immediate wake of the shooting “bull***t” and put his request for agents to leave even more bluntly than Gov. Walz.

    “Get the f*** out of Minneapolis,” he said.

    Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson issued a statement in solidarity with Minneapolis, and invoked the fatal shooting of 38-year-old undocumented father Silvero Villegas-Gonzalez in Franklin Park last fall.

    “Under very similar conditions, in his car, right after dropping his children off at school. And just as they tried to do today in Minnesota, the Trump administration lied about what happened and spewed misinformation in an attempt to distort the public’s understanding,” Johnson said. “The point of this operation of ICE raids and of this President’s rhetoric is to divide us and to dehumanize our neighbors. Do not let them change the part of your soul that sees a fellow human being when you look at your neighbor.” 

    In the immediately aftermath of the shooting, Noem and DHS claimed the agent shot Good in self-defense, accusing her of domestic terrorism. DHS deployed similar narratives against Villegas-Gonzalez and 31-year-old Marimar Martinez, who was shot by CBP agents after blocking their cars in Brighton Park last fall. Federal prosecutors even secured a grand jury indictment against Martinez for attempting to kill a federal agent before dropping the charges a few weeks later. 

    CBS News Chicago reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment, which responded with the following statement: “How silly during a serious time. As ICE officers are facing a 1,300% increase in assaults against them, Rep. Kelly is more focused on showmanship and fundraising clicks than actually cleaning up her crime-ridden Chicago district. We hope she would get serious about doing her job to protect American people, which is what this Department is doing under Secretary Noem.”

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  • Minnesota officials say they can’t access Minneapolis ICE shooting evidence as FBI takes case; feds detain protesters

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    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said during a news conference on Wednesday evening that the ICE officer who shot the woman was involved in an incident with an “anti-ICE rioter” in June. 

    “The very same officer who was attacked today had previously been dragged by an anti-ICE rioter who had rammed him with a car and drug him with a car back in June,” Noem said. “He sustained injuries at that time as well.” 

    She added that the officer, who has yet to be identified, was taken to the hospital after Wednesday’s shooting and has since been released. 

    Witnesses say they saw a Honda Pilot approached by multiple federal agents, and an agent tried to open the driver’s side door and the driver attempted to drive off. Witnesses said they then heard three shots fired overall. The Honda traveled another several feet before crashing into another car. 

    A U.S. official has identified the woman shot as 37-year-old Renee Good. 

    Noem said federal officials have “seen over 100 of these vehicle rammings in just recent weeks” and also said that three of them happened in Minneapolis alone on Wednesday. 

    She characterized Good’s actions as an “act of domestic terrorism.” 

    “This city has burned before, and your governor and mayor let that happen,” Noem, without evidence, claimed. 

    President Trump said it “seems” that the officer shot the woman in self-defense. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday afternoon countered ICE’s narrative, calling it “bulls**t.” 

    Noem responded to Frey, saying he “doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” 

    “It’s very clear that this individual was harassing and impeding law enforcement operations,” she said. “Our officer followed his training, did exactly what he’s been taught to do in that situation and took actions to defend himself and defend his fellow law enforcement officers.” 

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  • Oregon officials answer questions on shooting by federal agents in Portland

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    Officials in Portland, Oregon, answered questions from reporters after two people were shot and wounded by Border Patrol agents, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

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  • Two people shot by Customs and Border Patrol agents in Portland, Oregon, authorities say

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    Two people were shot by Customs and Border Patrol agents in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday.Video above: Portland City Council president gives statement on shootingA statement from the Department of Homeland Security says the shooting occurred as Border Patrol agents were conducting “a targeted vehicle stop.”DHS said it believed both the driver and the passenger had ties to the Tren de Aragua gang, but provided no evidence on why that was believed. The statement also said the passenger of the vehicle was involved in a recent shooting in Portland.”When agents identified themselves to the vehicle occupants, the driver weaponized his vehicle and attempted to run over law enforcement agents. Fearing for his life and safety, an agent fired a defensive shot. The driver drove off with the passenger, fleeing the scene,” the statement says. A news release from Portland police says officers responded to the city’s Hazelwood neighborhood around 2:20 p.m. local time for a report of a shooting. Minutes later, Portland officers were notified that a man who had been shot was calling for help.”Officers responded and found a male and female with apparent gunshot wounds. Officers applied a tourniquet and summoned emergency medical personnel,” Portland police officials said. Both people were transported to the hospital and their conditions are unknown. Portland police officials also said they determined that both people were injured in the shooting involving federal agents. Video below: FBI agents on scene after Customs and Border Patrol agents shoot two people in Portland, OregonThe shooting came after 37-year-old Renee Good was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Wednesday in Minneapolis.Protests followed the killing, which also set off a clash between federal officials who insist the shooting was an act of self-defense and Minneapolis officials who dispute that narrative.”We are still in the early stages of this incident,” Portland police Chief Bob Day said in the release. “We understand the heightened emotion and tension many are feeling in the wake of the shooting in Minneapolis, but I am asking the community to remain calm as we work to learn more.”

    Two people were shot by Customs and Border Patrol agents in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday.

    Video above: Portland City Council president gives statement on shooting

    A statement from the Department of Homeland Security says the shooting occurred as Border Patrol agents were conducting “a targeted vehicle stop.”

    DHS said it believed both the driver and the passenger had ties to the Tren de Aragua gang, but provided no evidence on why that was believed. The statement also said the passenger of the vehicle was involved in a recent shooting in Portland.

    “When agents identified themselves to the vehicle occupants, the driver weaponized his vehicle and attempted to run over law enforcement agents. Fearing for his life and safety, an agent fired a defensive shot. The driver drove off with the passenger, fleeing the scene,” the statement says.

    A news release from Portland police says officers responded to the city’s Hazelwood neighborhood around 2:20 p.m. local time for a report of a shooting.

    Minutes later, Portland officers were notified that a man who had been shot was calling for help.

    “Officers responded and found a male and female with apparent gunshot wounds. Officers applied a tourniquet and summoned emergency medical personnel,” Portland police officials said.

    Both people were transported to the hospital and their conditions are unknown. Portland police officials also said they determined that both people were injured in the shooting involving federal agents.

    Video below: FBI agents on scene after Customs and Border Patrol agents shoot two people in Portland, Oregon

    The shooting came after 37-year-old Renee Good was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Wednesday in Minneapolis.

    Protests followed the killing, which also set off a clash between federal officials who insist the shooting was an act of self-defense and Minneapolis officials who dispute that narrative.

    “We are still in the early stages of this incident,” Portland police Chief Bob Day said in the release. “We understand the heightened emotion and tension many are feeling in the wake of the shooting in Minneapolis, but I am asking the community to remain calm as we work to learn more.”

    This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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  • Shooting Involving Federal Agents In Portland – KXL

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    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people in a vehicle outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, a day after an officer shot and killed a driver in Minnesota, authorities said.

    The Department of Homeland Security described the vehicle’s passenger as “a Venezuelan illegal alien affiliated with the transnational Tren de Aragua prostitution ring” who had been involved in a recent shooting in Portland. When agents identified themselves to the vehicle occupants Thursday afternoon, the driver tried to run them over, the department said in a written statement.

    “Fearing for his life and safety, an agent fired a defensive shot,” the statement said. “The driver drove off with the passenger, fleeing the scene.”

    There was no immediate independent corroboration of those events or of any gang affiliation of the vehicle’s occupants. During prior shootings involving agents involved in President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement in U.S. cities, including Wednesday’s shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, video evidence cast doubt on the administration’s initial descriptions of what prompted the shootings.

    According to the the Portland Police bureau, officers initially responded to a report of a shooting near a hospital at about 2:18 p.m.

    A few minutes later, police received information that a man who had been shot was asking for help in a residential area a couple of miles away. Officers then responded there and found the two people with apparent gunshot wounds. Officers determined they were injured in the shooting with federal agents, police said.

    Their conditions were not immediately known. Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney said during a Portland city council meeting that Thursday’s shooting took place in the eastern part of the city and that two Portlanders were wounded.

    “As far as we know both of these individuals are still alive and we are hoping for more positive updates throughout the afternoon,” she said.

    The shooting escalates tensions in an city that has long had a contentious relationship with President Donald Trump, including Trump’s recent, failed effort to deploy National Guard troops in the city.

    Portland police secured both the scene of the shooting and the area where the wounded people were found pending investigation.

    “We are still in the early stages of this incident,” said Chief Bob Day. “We understand the heightened emotion and tension many are feeling in the wake of the shooting in Minneapolis, but I am asking the community to remain calm as we work to learn more.”

    Portland Mayor Keith Wilson and the city council called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to end all operations in Oregon’s largest city until a full investigation is completed.

    “We stand united as elected officials in saying that we cannot sit by while constitutional protections erode and bloodshed mounts,” a joint statement said. “Portland is not a ‘training ground’ for militarized agents, and the ‘full force’ threatened by the administration has deadly consequences.”

    The city officials said “federal militarization undermines effective, community-based public safety, and it runs counter to the values that define our region. We’ll use every legal and legislative tool available to protect our residents’ civil and human rights.”

    They urged residents to show up with “calm and purpose during this difficult time.”

    “We respond with clarity, unity, and a commitment to justice,” the statement said. “We must stand together to protect Portland.”

    U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, urged any protesters to remain peaceful.

    “Trump wants to generate riots,” he said in a post on the X social media platform. “Don’t take the bait.”

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  • MN BCA says it can’t access Minneapolis ICE shooting evidence as FBI takes case; feds detain protesters

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    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said during a news conference on Wednesday evening that the ICE officer who shot the woman was involved in an incident with an “anti-ICE rioter” in June. 

    “The very same officer who was attacked today had previously been dragged by an anti-ICE rioter who had rammed him with a car and drug him with a car back in June,” Noem said. “He sustained injuries at that time as well.” 

    She added that the officer, who has yet to be identified, was taken to the hospital after Wednesday’s shooting and has since been released. 

    Witnesses say they saw a Honda Pilot approached by multiple federal agents, and an agent tried to open the driver’s side door and the driver attempted to drive off. Witnesses said they then heard three shots fired overall. The Honda traveled another several feet before crashing into another car. 

    A U.S. official has identified the woman shot as 37-year-old Renee Good. 

    Noem said federal officials have “seen over 100 of these vehicle rammings in just recent weeks” and also said that three of them happened in Minneapolis alone on Wednesday. 

    She characterized Good’s actions as an “act of domestic terrorism.” 

    “This city has burned before, and your governor and mayor let that happen,” Noem, without evidence, claimed. 

    President Trump said it “seems” that the officer shot the woman in self-defense. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday afternoon countered ICE’s narrative, calling it “bulls**t.” 

    Noem responded to Frey, saying he “doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” 

    “It’s very clear that this individual was harassing and impeding law enforcement operations,” she said. “Our officer followed his training, did exactly what he’s been taught to do in that situation and took actions to defend himself and defend his fellow law enforcement officers.” 

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  • Minnesota governor says state must play a role in investigation after ICE agent fatally shoots woman

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    Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration’s decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.A day after the unidentified ICE officer shot and killed 37-year-old mother of three Renee Good as she tried to drive away on a snowy Minneapolis street, tensions remained high, with dozens of protesters venting their outrage outside of a federal facility that’s serving as a hub for the administration’s latest immigration crackdown on a major city.Gregory Bovino, a senior U.S. Customs and Border Patrol official who has been the face of the crackdowns in other cities, walked along the long line of officers, looking at the crowd as protesters yelled at him, including a man who shouted, “Border Patrol should be along the border!” Many activists tried to converse with the officers and persuade them that the job they were doing was wrong.“We should be horrified,” protester Shanta Hejmadi said as demonstrators shouted “No More ICE,” “Go Home Nazis,” and other slogans at a line of Border Patrol officers, who responded with tear gas and pepper spray. “We should be saddened that our government is waging war on our citizens. We should get out and say no. What else can we do?”Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, President Donald Trump and others in his administration characterized the shooting as an act of self-defense and cast Good as a villain, suggesting she used her vehicle as a weapon to attack the officer who shot her.Vice President JD Vance weighed in Thursday, saying the shooting was justified and that Good was a “victim of left-wing ideology.”“I can believe that her death is a tragedy while also recognizing that it is a tragedy of her own making,” Vance said, noting that the officer who killed her was injured while making an arrest last June.But state and local officials and protesters rejected that characterization, with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey saying video of the shooting shows the self-defense argument to be “garbage.” Video below: VP Vance addresses, answers questions on ICE shooting in Minneapolis An immigration crackdown quickly turns deadlyThe shooting happened on Day 2 of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown on the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, which the Department of Homeland Security said is the biggest immigration enforcement operation ever. More than 2,000 officers taking part, and Noem said they have already made more than 1,500 arrests.It provoked an immediate response in the city where police killed George Floyd in 2020, with hundreds of people turning up to the scene to vent their outrage at the ICE officers and the school district later canceling classes for the rest of the week as a precaution.Good’s death — at least the fifth tied to an immigration crackdown under Trump — has resonated far beyond Minneapolis, as anti-immigration enforcement protests took place or were expected Thursday in New York City, Seattle, Detroit, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Antonio, New Orleans and Chicago. Protests were also scheduled for later this week in Arizona, North Carolina, and New Hampshire.Video above: Witness describes Minneapolis shooting involving ICE officerWho will investigate?On Thursday, the Minnesota agency that investigates officer-involved shootings said it was informed that the FBI and U.S. Justice Department would not work with the department, effectively ending any role for the state to determine if crimes were committed. Noem said the state has no jurisdiction.“Without complete access to the evidence, witnesses and information collected, we cannot meet the investigative standards that Minnesota law and the public demands,” Drew Evans, the bureau’s superintendent, said.Walz publicly demanded that the state be allowed to take part, repeatedly emphasizing that it would be “very difficult for Minnesotans” to accept that an investigation that excludes the state could be fair.Walz publicly demanded that the state be allowed to take part, repeatedly emphasizing that it would be “very, very difficult for Minnesotans” to accept that an investigation that excludes the state could be fair.Noem, he said, was “judge, jury and basically executioner” during her public comments about the confrontation.“People in positions of power have already passed judgment, from the president to the vice president to Kristi Noem — have stood and told you things that are verifiably false, verifiably inaccurate,” the governor said.Frey, the mayor, told The Associated Press: “We want to make sure that there is a check on this administration to ensure that this investigation is done for justice, not for the sake of a cover-up.”Video above: Kristi Noem questioned on ICE shootingA deadly encounter seen from several anglesSeveral bystanders captured footage of Good’s killing, which happened in a neighborhood south of downtown.The videos show an officer approaching an SUV stopped across the middle of the road, demanding the driver open the door and grabbing the handle. The Honda Pilot begins to pull forward, and a different ICE officer standing in front of it pulls his weapon and immediately fires at least two shots at close range, jumping back as the vehicle moves toward him.Graphic video shows woman shot by ICE agent in MinneapolisIt isn’t clear from the videos if the vehicle makes contact with the officer, and there is no indication of whether the woman had interactions with ICE agents earlier. After the shooting the SUV speeds into two cars parked on a curb before crashing to a stop.The mayor said he’s working with community leaders to try to keep any protests peaceful.“The top thing that this Trump administration is looking for is an excuse to come in with militarized force, to further occupy our streets, to cause more chaos, to have this kind of civil war on the streets of America in a Democratically run city,” Frey told the AP. “We cannot give them what they want.” ___Associated Press reporters Steve Karnowski, Giovanna Dell’Orto and Mark Vancleave in Minneapolis, Ed White in Detroit, Valerie Gonzalez in Brownsville, Texas, Graham Lee Brewer in Norman, Oklahoma, Michael Biesecker In Washington, Jim Mustian in New York and Ryan Foley in Iowa City, Iowa contributed.

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    Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration’s decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.

    A day after the unidentified ICE officer shot and killed 37-year-old mother of three Renee Good as she tried to drive away on a snowy Minneapolis street, tensions remained high, with dozens of protesters venting their outrage outside of a federal facility that’s serving as a hub for the administration’s latest immigration crackdown on a major city.

    Gregory Bovino, a senior U.S. Customs and Border Patrol official who has been the face of the crackdowns in other cities, walked along the long line of officers, looking at the crowd as protesters yelled at him, including a man who shouted, “Border Patrol should be along the border!” Many activists tried to converse with the officers and persuade them that the job they were doing was wrong.

    “We should be horrified,” protester Shanta Hejmadi said as demonstrators shouted “No More ICE,” “Go Home Nazis,” and other slogans at a line of Border Patrol officers, who responded with tear gas and pepper spray. “We should be saddened that our government is waging war on our citizens. We should get out and say no. What else can we do?”

    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, President Donald Trump and others in his administration characterized the shooting as an act of self-defense and cast Good as a villain, suggesting she used her vehicle as a weapon to attack the officer who shot her.

    Vice President JD Vance weighed in Thursday, saying the shooting was justified and that Good was a “victim of left-wing ideology.”

    “I can believe that her death is a tragedy while also recognizing that it is a tragedy of her own making,” Vance said, noting that the officer who killed her was injured while making an arrest last June.

    But state and local officials and protesters rejected that characterization, with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey saying video of the shooting shows the self-defense argument to be “garbage.”

    Video below: VP Vance addresses, answers questions on ICE shooting in Minneapolis

    An immigration crackdown quickly turns deadly

    The shooting happened on Day 2 of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown on the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, which the Department of Homeland Security said is the biggest immigration enforcement operation ever. More than 2,000 officers taking part, and Noem said they have already made more than 1,500 arrests.

    It provoked an immediate response in the city where police killed George Floyd in 2020, with hundreds of people turning up to the scene to vent their outrage at the ICE officers and the school district later canceling classes for the rest of the week as a precaution.

    Good’s death — at least the fifth tied to an immigration crackdown under Trump — has resonated far beyond Minneapolis, as anti-immigration enforcement protests took place or were expected Thursday in New York City, Seattle, Detroit, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Antonio, New Orleans and Chicago. Protests were also scheduled for later this week in Arizona, North Carolina, and New Hampshire.

    Video above: Witness describes Minneapolis shooting involving ICE officer

    Who will investigate?

    On Thursday, the Minnesota agency that investigates officer-involved shootings said it was informed that the FBI and U.S. Justice Department would not work with the department, effectively ending any role for the state to determine if crimes were committed. Noem said the state has no jurisdiction.

    “Without complete access to the evidence, witnesses and information collected, we cannot meet the investigative standards that Minnesota law and the public demands,” Drew Evans, the bureau’s superintendent, said.

    Walz publicly demanded that the state be allowed to take part, repeatedly emphasizing that it would be “very difficult for Minnesotans” to accept that an investigation that excludes the state could be fair.

    Walz publicly demanded that the state be allowed to take part, repeatedly emphasizing that it would be “very, very difficult for Minnesotans” to accept that an investigation that excludes the state could be fair.

    Noem, he said, was “judge, jury and basically executioner” during her public comments about the confrontation.

    “People in positions of power have already passed judgment, from the president to the vice president to Kristi Noem — have stood and told you things that are verifiably false, verifiably inaccurate,” the governor said.

    Frey, the mayor, told The Associated Press: “We want to make sure that there is a check on this administration to ensure that this investigation is done for justice, not for the sake of a cover-up.”

    Video above: Kristi Noem questioned on ICE shooting


    A deadly encounter seen from several angles

    Several bystanders captured footage of Good’s killing, which happened in a neighborhood south of downtown.

    The videos show an officer approaching an SUV stopped across the middle of the road, demanding the driver open the door and grabbing the handle. The Honda Pilot begins to pull forward, and a different ICE officer standing in front of it pulls his weapon and immediately fires at least two shots at close range, jumping back as the vehicle moves toward him.

    Graphic video shows woman shot by ICE agent in Minneapolis

    It isn’t clear from the videos if the vehicle makes contact with the officer, and there is no indication of whether the woman had interactions with ICE agents earlier. After the shooting the SUV speeds into two cars parked on a curb before crashing to a stop.

    The mayor said he’s working with community leaders to try to keep any protests peaceful.

    “The top thing that this Trump administration is looking for is an excuse to come in with militarized force, to further occupy our streets, to cause more chaos, to have this kind of civil war on the streets of America in a Democratically run city,” Frey told the AP. “We cannot give them what they want.”

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    Associated Press reporters Steve Karnowski, Giovanna Dell’Orto and Mark Vancleave in Minneapolis, Ed White in Detroit, Valerie Gonzalez in Brownsville, Texas, Graham Lee Brewer in Norman, Oklahoma, Michael Biesecker In Washington, Jim Mustian in New York and Ryan Foley in Iowa City, Iowa contributed.

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  • Feds descend on Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, MPS cancels school for rest of week

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    Federal agents tackled several people and deployed chemical irritants at a high school in south Minneapolis as classes were ending on Wednesday, according to a witness.

    Cara Morrow told WCCO that she pulled up to Roosevelt High School around 3:30 p.m. and saw several agents get out of their cars and tackle people on school grounds. The cars were all unmarked SUVs, and the agents did not identify themselves, she said.

    Several students and teachers were leaving school as the incident unfolded. Morrow added that the agents were hitting people after they were already on the ground and using some kind of chemical irritant.

    Morrow, who graduated from the school, says she was “shocked” by what she saw happening, calling it “awful and very sad.”

    A former Roosevelt student named Daniel went to the school when he heard Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were there Wednesday. He captured video, which included someone throwing a snowball at and the agent responding with a chemical irritant.

    “Like, I can’t believe this is happening at a high school. Where people are just here trying to learn,” Daniel said.

    Daniel and his friend Braeden, a current student, said ICE’s preseence at the school has them angered and scared.

    “I want ICE to go away,” Braeden said.

    “My whole family doesn’t feel safe at home anymore,” Daniel said.  

    “I never thought we would live in a time like this. That’s what goes through my head. And it makes me really, really sad for our kids,” said Melissa Lock, a Roosevelt parent. 

    Roosevelt High School also got a visit from former Gov. Jesse Ventura. He said he stopped by the school to show his support for students and teachers.

    “I’m a 1969 graduate of Minneapolis Roosevelt. I’m proud of them for what they did. They made me proud as an alumni,” said Ventura. 

    Ventura said he supports the students and teachers who stood up to ICE. And he blames the Trump administration for not following the Constitution. 

    “Minnesota, we’ll take care of ourselves. We don’t need federal troops coming in here without warrants,” said Ventura. “You know what? Maybe it’s time for Jesse. I only did one term. I’m owed a second.”

    Gov. Tim Walz addressed the incident at a press conference on Thursday morning.

    “I can’t say this strong enough as governor, as a parent, as a teacher. To our elected representatives, Democrats and Republicans: I beg you, I implore you to tell them to stay out of our schools,” he said. “This tragedy will be magnified a hundredfold if this fight moves into the hallways of our public schools amongst our youth.”

    The clash happened hours after and just 2.5 miles away from the site where an ICE agent fatally shot a woman Wednesday morning.

    Late Wednesday, Minneapolis Public Schools announced they were canceling classes for the remainder of the week. 

    The district said the decision was made out of an abundance of caution. All MPS-sponsored programs, including athletics, Community Education, and adult education, are also canceled. 

    The district also stated that students will not switch to online learning, as it is only available during severe weather conditions. 

    Wednesday night, community members gathered in the area for a vigil for 37-year-old Renee Good, who was identified as the woman the ICE agent killed. The killing comes amid the influx of 2,000 federal law enforcement members in the Twin Cities metro area.

    Two federal sources confirm Good was a U.S. citizen. City leaders said she was a legal observer of federal actions in the city and wasn’t the target for an ICE-related arrest. 

    MPS also said they will continue to collaborate with the City of Minneapolis and other partners on emergency preparedness and response. 

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  • L.A. clergy, protesters denounce ICE officer fatal shooting in Minneapolis

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    A day after a woman in Minneapolis was killed by an immigration federal agent, clergy leaders and advocates gathered on the steps of the downtown Los Angeles federal immigration building to honor her and denounce the killing.

    Holding printed out photos of Nicole Renee Good, the woman shot in the head by a federal immigration agent, a crowd of about 100 people gathered on Thursday morning for a vigil organized by the Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice and joined by immigrant rights groups. They held signs that read “Justice for Renee.”

    “We stand holding the fear and the terror and the sorrow, the deep grief that has transpired needlessly,” said Rev. Francisco Garcia. “Murder at the hands of our tax dollars. State sanctioned. This cannot be, this cannot stand, and we offer our continued witness to stand against these atrocities, against this evil.”

    A woman protests the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good, while joining dozens who protested her death Wednesday by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, in front of the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on January 8, 2026.

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    One woman held a sign that read: “End ICE death squads.”

    Good, a mother of three who had recently moved to Minneapolis, was driving her car Wednesday morning when she was stopped by federal immigration agents. Videos of the shooting have spread online and appear to show Good, 37, being told to get out of her car, with one agent walking and prying at the door handle. She is seen backing up when another agent stands in front of her car and, as she appears to drive forward, shoots her.

    Good’s death has sparked protests that has put the city on edge as protesters have filled the streets, and similar protests have spread across the country.

    In Sacramento, police said protesters vandalized a federal building during a march in response to the shooting. TV station KCRA reported that the protest was largely peaceful until a small group of protesters pushed open a security gate and threw rocks at parked cars and the building.

    Protesters leave flowers in Good's memory after her shooting death by ICE

    Ampara Rincon, holding a photo of Renee Nicole Good, watches as protesters leave flowers in Good’s memory a day after her shooting death by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, in front of the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on January 8, 2026.

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    In San Francisco, several hundred people marched through downtown Wednesday, chanting, “Trump must go now, ” according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

    The Trump administration has defended the agent’s action, with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem calling it an “act of domestic terrorism” against ICE officers and accused Good of trying to run the agent over.

    For months, the administration has contended that federal immigration actions are necessary in carrying out Trump’s mandate to secure the borders. On Thursday, the DHS released statistics that officials say demonstrate that ICE agents have faced an increase in vehicular assaults.

    Local leaders have disputed the administration’s narrative that agents were defending themselves as Good attempted to run them down, with Mayor Jacob Frey calling the claim a “garbage narrative.” He called on the agency to withdraw its agents from the city.

    For months, clergy leaders have organized vigils and marches in the downtown area after immigration raids began in Los Angeles last year. This time, they felt compelled to speak out because even though Minneapolis is some 1,900 miles away, Good’s death has been felt across the country, Rev. Carlos Rincon said.

    “It’s a life that was taken in a horrible way,” Rincon said. “I felt that it was very important to be present, to lament, to pray, but also to denounce. You know what this administration is doing because it comes from the President.”

    As an immigrant himself, Rincon said he has attended protests to bear witness. When a large protest broke out in Paramount last year, Rincon was there with a Bible and dressed in clergy wear to help de-escalate the conflict. Instead, he said, he was shot with rubber bullets and tear gassed by agents. Violent confrontations between federal immigration agents and bystanders have continued, and Rincon feared a moment like this was bound to happen.

    “She made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of our community, and I wanted to honor her,” he said.

    For many, the shooting was a sign of escalation by an administration that they said has turned against its own citizens. In California, ICE agents have opened fire while conducting immigration stops. On Aug. 16, masked U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers surrounded a man driving his truck and smashed his driver’s side window. When he tried to drive away, one agent shot at the truck three times, leaving bullet holes in the side of the car.

    Dozens attend a protest over the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good who was shot dead Wednesday by an ICE agent

    Dozens attend a protest over the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good who was shot dead Wednesday by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, in front of the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on January 8, 2026.

    (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

    In December, an ICE agent shot a man in South L.A. and injured a deputy U.S. marshal hit by a ricochet bullet.

    In Chicago, Border Patrol agents shot a woman several times after they accused her of ramming her vehicle into an agent’s car. She was charged with felony assault, but the charges were ultimately dropped.

    “We are experiencing fascism by an administration who is at war with its own citizens,” Martha Arevalo, executive director of CARECEN LA, said. “What we are seeing all over the country is unprecedented, and it’s an attack against all of us, undocumented or citizen, it doesn’t matter. We’re all at risk. We should all be worried. We should all be outraged.”

    L.A. resident Kelsey Harper said she felt angry and shocked when she learned of Good’s death. She felt compelled to attend the event and support an end to immigration raids and violent confrontations.

    “This only ends if enough people are active about it,” Harper said. “The most we can do is show up for each other.”

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  • MN BCA says it can’t access Minneapolis ICE shooting evidence as FBI takes case; feds detain protesters

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    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said during a news conference on Wednesday evening that the ICE officer who shot the woman was involved in an incident with an “anti-ICE rioter” in June. 

    “The very same officer who was attacked today had previously been dragged by an anti-ICE rioter who had rammed him with a car and drug him with a car back in June,” Noem said. “He sustained injuries at that time as well.” 

    She added that the officer, who has yet to be identified, was taken to the hospital after Wednesday’s shooting and has since been released. 

    Witnesses say they saw a Honda Pilot approached by multiple federal agents, and an agent tried to open the driver’s side door and the driver attempted to drive off. Witnesses said they then heard three shots fired overall. The Honda traveled another several feet before crashing into another car. 

    A U.S. official has identified the woman shot as 37-year-old Renee Good. 

    Noem said federal officials have “seen over 100 of these vehicle rammings in just recent weeks” and also said that three of them happened in Minneapolis alone on Wednesday. 

    She characterized Good’s actions as an “act of domestic terrorism.” 

    “This city has burned before, and your governor and mayor let that happen,” Noem, without evidence, claimed. 

    President Trump said it “seems” that the officer shot the woman in self-defense. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday afternoon countered ICE’s narrative, calling it “bulls**t.” 

    Noem responded to Frey, saying he “doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” 

    “It’s very clear that this individual was harassing and impeding law enforcement operations,” she said. “Our officer followed his training, did exactly what he’s been taught to do in that situation and took actions to defend himself and defend his fellow law enforcement officers.” 

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  • Minneapolis police chief says

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    Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said “this was entirely predictable” in the wake of an ICE agent fatally shooting a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

    “We recognize quite obviously that this has been building over the course of several weeks,” O’Hara said in an interview with “CBS Mornings” on Thursday.

    The shooting took place as the Trump administration began deploying 2,000 federal agents to the area earlier this week.

    Videos show the woman, who has been identified as 37-year-old Renee Good, appearing to back up her SUV as one agent attempts to open the driver’s side door. As she begins to pull forward, another officer fires through the windshield.

    “I would hope no matter what side of politics people are on we can recognize that the loss of a human life is a tragedy and that we do not want to compound that by having a situation which can result in destruction or further harms this community, which has been through so much over the last five years,” O’Hara said.

    The shooting happened blocks away from where George Floyd was murdered in 2020. O’Hara is calling for peace and said Minneapolis police officers have been put in the middle of a “very, very tense situation on the ground” and are trying to de-escalate.

    “Our officers yesterday, by the end of it, were the ones that were getting pelted … with projectiles thrown at them. At least one window from one of our cars was damaged. And just standing on the line, not only dealing with people’s frustrations but also dealing with a lot of hate and vitriol, quite frankly, that they have absolutely nothing to do with creating here,” he said.

    When asked about his assessment of what happened, O’Hara said in his experience in law enforcement spanning 25 years, there has been a strong emphasis on de-escalating situations when possible.

    “I think the overwhelming majority of city police departments in this country have been training to try and avoid putting officers in situations where deadly force may be necessary, particularly when there is no underlying serious criminal threat,” he said.

    Investigation and police response

    The shooting is being investigated by the FBI.

    O’Hara said none of his officers were present at the time of the shooting, but responded to it and sealed off the area “for the purpose of maintaining evidence so that a criminal investigation could be done, which is what is absolutely needed in this case.”

    “If nothing else, to ensure that we do that and have a thorough and impartial investigation, both for the deceased and her family as well as for the larger community that deserves to know as a result of the facts and the evidence exactly what occurred,” O’Hara said.

    Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem characterized Good’s actions as an “act of domestic terrorism.” Noem and President Trump described the shooting as self-defense by the ICE agent.

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  • Former US Capitol Police chief weighs in on Minnesota ICE shooting – WTOP News

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    With multiple unanswered questions and the investigation into the Minnesota shooting only in its early stages, former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger says that coming to any conclusions this soon is “inappropriate and irresponsible.”

    With multiple unanswered questions and the investigation into the Minnesota shooting only in its early stages, former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger says that coming to any conclusions this soon is “inappropriate and irresponsible.”

    “I’ve been responsible for dozens of investigations into law enforcement’s use of deadly force,” he said. “I don’t know how anyone within an hour, two hours, even five or six hours, can say definitively this shooting was justified.”

    Not long after Wednesday’s deadly shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem described the incident as an “act of domestic terrorism.”

    Noem went on to allege Good, a mother from Minnesota, made up part of a “mob of agitators,” and that the ICE officer was simply following his training in the lead-up to the fatal shooting. She claimed Good tried to use her vehicle to run over the ICE officer.

    The secretary’s comments came as the investigation into the fatal shooting was just getting underway.

    “Frankly, it shows that they really don’t care about the facts,” Manger told WTOP.

    With decades’ worth of policing experience, Manger said one of the adjustments made to trainings over the years has been to stress that officers do not take positions in areas of danger, such as standing in front of vehicles during any level of confrontation.

    Prior to the shooting, the officer that fired into Good’s SUV positioned himself in front of the vehicle.

    “The first thing you do is do not put yourself in the position where you are in danger,” Manger said. “So if you have the choice not to be in front of a car that’s moving, don’t.”

    “All of these things are very fluid, all of these things are very chaotic in the moment,” Manger added.

    The former police chief of Fairfax and Montgomery counties also underscored the importance of de-escalation tactics.

    “Is the initial action something that escalated the situation, or was there a better way to approach it to get this vehicle moved out of the way?” he said.

    Aftermath of Minnesota shooting

    In the hours after the shooting, Minnesota’s leadership has split between urging for calm in the area and calling for the departure of ICE agents.

    Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey rejected Noem’s claims that the shooting was an example of domestic terrorism, saying that all ICE agents “are doing is causing chaos and distrust.”

    “They’re ripping families apart,” he said. “They’re sowing chaos on our streets, and in this case, quite literally killing people.”

    Similarly outraged, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz referred to the shooting as both “predictable” and “avoidable.”

    Walz said he was prepared to deploy the National Guard, if necessary, in the face of protests.

    Thousands gathered Wednesday night to hold a vigil for Good in an area that sits less than a mile from where George Floyd was killed in May 2020.

    The Associated Press and WTOP’s Gaby Arancibia contributed to this report.

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  • Renee Good, the driver shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, was a mom and widow. Here’s what we know.

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    The death of Renee Good, a 37-year-old woman who was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday, has sparked national outcry. 

    Good, who was a U.S. citizen, was a legal observer of federal actions in the city and was not a target for arrest by ICE agents, city leaders said.

    CBS Minnesota reports Good was a mother of three who had recently moved to the area with her 6-year-old son and partner. 

    Her ex-husband told The Associated Press that she had just dropped the child off at school and was driving home with her partner when she encountered the ICE agents.

    Here’s what we know so far about Good and the fatal shooting.

    Good recently moved to Minneapolis

    Born in Colorado, Renee Good described herself in the bio of her Instagram profile as a “poet and writer and wife and mom” who was currently “experiencing Minneapolis.”

    Her mother, Donna Ganger, told the Minnesota Star Tribune that the family was notified of the death late Wednesday morning. Ganger told the newspaper that her daughter wasn’t part of a protest and said her daughter “was probably terrified.”

    “Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” Ganger told the Tribune. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.”

    Good was widowed when her husband Timmy Ray Macklin Jr. died in 2023 at age 36, the Tribune reported. He was her second husband and the father of her young son, according to the AP, which reported that Good had two older children, a 12-year-old son and 15-year-old daughter, with her first husband.

    Good earned a degree in English from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, according to the school. She graduated in December 2020. Earlier that year, Good received a poetry prize from the university, its English department announced in a Facebook post at the time. The post said Good studied creative writing and hosted a podcast.

    “It is with great sadness that Old Dominion University mourns the loss of one of our own, Renee (Macklin) Good,” said Brian Hemphill, the university’s president, in a statement. Hemphill described her death as a “tragic killing” and “yet another clear example that fear and violence have sadly become commonplace in our nation.”

    Her ex-husband told the AP that Good had worked as a dental assistant and at a credit union before becoming a stay-at-home mother in recent years. 

    AP also reports it appears she was never charged with anything involving law enforcement beyond a traffic ticket.

    “Devastated for that whole family”  

    Joan Rose, who was Good’s former neighbor in Kansas City, Missouri, told CBS affiliate KCTV that Good’s family had lived across the street from her until December 2024. Rose said she didn’t know the family well but called them “lovely neighbors.” Good had lived in the Waldo neighborhood with her partner, young son and dogs, and Rose said the two older children routinely visited them. 

    Rose said she thought Good’s family had planned to move to Canada when they left Missouri last year.

    “I heard they were moving to Canada because of the politics here,” she told KCTV. “I had thought about them sometimes, you know, passing by their house thinking, ‘Oh, I hope they’re OK in Canada, you know, I hope that they’re living, you know, a good life and that they’re, they’re worry free.’ And this is just the opposite of that. So, I’m just devastated for that whole family.”

    A GoFundMe campaign established in the wake of the shooting is asking the public to “support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating loss of their wife and mother.”

    “Renee was pure sunshine, pure, love,” reads the fundraiser’s description. “She will be desperately missed.” 

    The campaign has raised nearly $500,000 as of Thursday morning.

    A community vigil held for Good in Minneapolis Wednesday night drew a large crowd of attendees, many of whom shared emotional and frustrated remarks about the latest ICE operations that have recently ramped up across the region, CBS Minnesota reported. Protests also took place in other cities around the U.S.

    People protest in San Francisco on Jan. 7, 2026, after an ICE officer shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. 

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    The agent involved in the shooting was part of a surge of roughly 2,000 federal agents and officers the Trump administration recently deployed to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in a response to both immigration and Minnesota’s fraud scandal.

    Shooting captured on video

    Police responded to a call reporting the shooting, which happened in a neighborhood in south Minneapolis, at about 9:30 a.m. local time Wednesday, according to the city. When officers arrived, they found that a woman, later identified as Good, had been shot in the head. She was rushed by firefighters to a Minneapolis hospital, where she later died, the city said.

    Federal officials, including Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, characterized the shooting as an act of self-defense on the part of the ICE agent who fired the weapon when the driver “attacked them and those surrounding them and attempted to run them over and ram them with her vehicle.” However, numerous witnesses and local leaders are questioning that account.

    Multiple videos have circulated online of the incident, which show the woman in a maroon Honda Pilot SUV on a residential street when an ICE agent approached and addressed her through the window of her vehicle. Several other agents stood nearby.

    In one of the videos, an officer can be heard telling the woman to “get out of the f****** car” before reaching for the Honda’s door handle. At that point, the Honda is seen backing up as another agent steps in front of the car. The Honda then begins to drive away, and the agent in front of it fires his weapon into the car. Whether the agent was hit by the car, as federal officials have said, is not clear based on the videos. They show the agent move to the side of the SUV as he fires several more shots, and the car moves forward down the street before crashing into another car.

    The FBI and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension have launched a joint investigation into the shooting, said Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara.

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  • Retired ICE agent reviews deadly Minneapolis shooting video frame-by-frame, questions tactics used

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    Renee Nicole Good, 37, was in her SUV when federal immigration officers surrounded it Wednesday morning, at one point attempting to open her door. She was fatally shot when she tried to drive forward. Bystander videos have gone viral on social media in the wake of the shooting.

    When incidents such as this happen, law enforcement officers often say these are split-second decisions. The latest policy for ICE and DHS agents, which was last updated in 2023, gives only two acceptable reasons for an officer to fire a weapon into a moving vehicle — when the driver or someone inside the vehicle has a deadly weapon, or when the vehicle itself is a threat and no other reasonable defensive option exists, including moving out of the way.

    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Wednesday the officers involved acted in self-defense, and that Good had “weaponized her vehicle.” 

    CBS News reviewed bystander video of the shooting frame-by-frame with retired ICE agent Eric Balliet to discuss the tactics used. He spent a quarter-century with federal law enforcement and was injured in a vehicular assault in 2008. 

    Baillet said one of the first things that struck him in video from Wednesday’s shooting was that he didn’t hear the officers identifying themselves.

    “I don’t hear anybody (saying) like, ‘Hey, police!’” Balliet said.

    The agent who opened fire was part of an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations team, part of a surge of 2,000 federal agents sent to the Twin Cities area in recent days. 

    Another aspect of the video Balliet commented on was the placement of the officers. Video shows three officers near the vehicle, two to the side and one directly in front of the vehicle.

    “I don’t understand the tactical or law enforcement advantage of someone on foot in front of a moving, running or occupied vehicle. You’re almost inducing a shooting if that person decides to flee,” he said.

    When the car accelerates, the officer in front of the car appears to fire three shots, killing Good and sending her vehicle careening into a parked car. 

    “If someone is fleeing, that is not a justification for the use of deadly force. The threshold becomes: is your life in imminent danger or is someone else’s in imminent danger?” Balliet said.

    Balliet also focused on the direction of the car wheels, which he says indicate Good may have been trying to turn away from the officers.

    “She’s trying to get around that vehicle, is what it appears to me. She has the steering wheel turned to the right, and she’s trying to get away,” he said.

    Balliet acknowledged that agents regularly encounter demonstrators, which can heighten tensions, but he added that it’s law enforcement’s job to de-escalate the situation.

    “I hate to say it, but you have to tune out the noise. You have to focus on your objective,” Balliet said.

    In November, Balliet reviewed videos of previous ICE encounters and told CBS News that some of the those clips showing use-of-force in clashes with anti-ICE protests “isn’t policing and law enforcement as I practiced it for 25 years.”

    Noem said Wednesday that the ICE officer who shot the woman in Minneapolis was involved in an incident with an “anti-ICE rioter” in June. She said that the officer, who has yet to be identified, was taken to the hospital after Wednesday’s shooting and has since been released

    Federal officials have called the influx of 2,000 federal law enforcement members the largest deployment of agents on a single location in ICE history.

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  • 2 killed, 6 others injured in shooting in Mormon church parking lot in Salt Lake City, police say

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    A shooting outside a church building in Salt Lake City killed two people and injured six others Wednesday, police said.The shooting took place in the parking lot of a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church.Dozens of people were attending a funeral inside at the time. All the victims were adults.Police said they do not believe the shooter had any animus toward a particular faith.“We don’t believe this was a targeted attack against a religion or anything like that,” Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd said.Police also do not believe the shooting was random. Authorities said no suspect was in custody.Brennan McIntire said he and his wife, Kenna, heard the gunshots from their apartment next to the parking lot while watching TV. He jumped off the couch and ran outside to check on things.“As soon as I came over, I see someone on the ground,” McIntire said. “People are attending to him and crying and arguing.”About 100 law enforcement vehicles were at the scene in the aftermath, and helicopters flew overhead.“This should never have happened outside a place of worship. This should never have happened outside a celebration of life,” Mayor Erin Mendenhall said.The church was cooperating with law enforcement and was grateful for efforts first responders’ efforts, a spokesperson said.“We extend prayers for all who have been impacted by this tragedy and express deep concern that any sacred space intended for worship should be subjected to violence of any kind,” Sam Penrod said in a statement.The church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, and about half of Utah’s 3.5 million residents are members of the faith. Churches like the one where the shooting occurred can be found in towns throughout the city and state.The faith has been on heightened alert since four people were killed when a former Marine opened fire in a Michigan church last month and set it ablaze. The FBI found that he was motivated by “anti-religious beliefs” against the church.

    SALT LAKE CITY —

    A shooting outside a church building in Salt Lake City killed two people and injured six others Wednesday, police said.

    The shooting took place in the parking lot of a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church.

    Dozens of people were attending a funeral inside at the time. All the victims were adults.

    Police said they do not believe the shooter had any animus toward a particular faith.

    “We don’t believe this was a targeted attack against a religion or anything like that,” Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd said.

    Police also do not believe the shooting was random. Authorities said no suspect was in custody.

    Brennan McIntire said he and his wife, Kenna, heard the gunshots from their apartment next to the parking lot while watching TV. He jumped off the couch and ran outside to check on things.

    “As soon as I came over, I see someone on the ground,” McIntire said. “People are attending to him and crying and arguing.”

    About 100 law enforcement vehicles were at the scene in the aftermath, and helicopters flew overhead.

    “This should never have happened outside a place of worship. This should never have happened outside a celebration of life,” Mayor Erin Mendenhall said.

    The church was cooperating with law enforcement and was grateful for efforts first responders’ efforts, a spokesperson said.

    “We extend prayers for all who have been impacted by this tragedy and express deep concern that any sacred space intended for worship should be subjected to violence of any kind,” Sam Penrod said in a statement.

    The church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, and about half of Utah’s 3.5 million residents are members of the faith. Churches like the one where the shooting occurred can be found in towns throughout the city and state.

    The faith has been on heightened alert since four people were killed when a former Marine opened fire in a Michigan church last month and set it ablaze. The FBI found that he was motivated by “anti-religious beliefs” against the church.

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  • Woman fatally shot by ICE officer in Minneapolis identified, hundreds of mourners show up at vigil

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    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said during a news conference on Wednesday evening that the ICE officer who shot the woman was involved in an incident with an “anti-ICE rioter” in June. 

    “The very same officer who was attacked today had previously been dragged by an anti-ICE rioter who had rammed him with a car and drug him with a car back in June,” Noem said. “He sustained injuries at that time as well.” 

    She added that the officer, who has yet to be identified, was taken to the hospital after Wednesday’s shooting and has since been released. 

    Witnesses say they saw a Honda Pilot approached by multiple federal agents, and an agent tried to open the driver’s side door and the driver attempted to drive off. Witnesses said they then heard three shots fired overall. The Honda traveled another several feet before crashing into another car. 

    A U.S. official has identified the woman shot as 37-year-old Renee Good. 

    Noem said federal officials have “seen over 100 of these vehicle rammings in just recent weeks” and also said that three of them happened in Minneapolis alone on Wednesday. 

    She characterized Good’s actions as an “act of domestic terrorism.” 

    “This city has burned before, and your governor and mayor let that happen,” Noem, without evidence, claimed. 

    President Trump said it “seems” that the officer shot the woman in self-defense. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday afternoon countered ICE’s narrative, calling it “bulls**t.” 

    Noem responded to Frey, saying he “doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” 

    “It’s very clear that this individual was harassing and impeding law enforcement operations,” she said. “Our officer followed his training, did exactly what he’s been taught to do in that situation and took actions to defend himself and defend his fellow law enforcement officers.” 

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