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  • 2 killed, several wounded in shooting outside Salt Lake City church, officials say

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    A shooting outside a church in Salt Lake City Wednesday night left at least two people dead and several more wounded, authorities and church officials confirmed.

    Salt Lake City police said in a social media post that along with the two people killed, at least six more were wounded. At least three of those injured were in critical condition, police said.

    Police respond to a fatal shooting in a parking lot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Jan. 7, 2025.

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    In a statement, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confirmed that the shooting occurred outside a church building while a funeral service was being held inside. 

    “We are aware of a serious incident that occurred outside a Church meetinghouse at 660 North Redwood Road in Salt Lake City tonight as a memorial service was being held in the chapel,” the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wrote on social media. “The Church is cooperating with law enforcement and is grateful for the efforts of first responders.”     

    The suspect or suspects involved in the shooting remain at large, police said.

    The circumstances leading up to the incident were still unclear. The FBI said in a social media post that it was aware of the incident and was offering support to local law enforcement. 

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  • Salt Lake City LDS shooting: Manhunt underway after two killed, six injured

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    Two people are dead and six injured following a shooting at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) meetinghouse in Salt Lake City on Wednesday night, according to local media outlet ABC4.

    Newsweek reached out to the Salt Lake City Police Department via phone for comment and left a message.

    Glen Mills, Salt Lake City Police Department public information officer, confirmed that a call came in about a shooting at 7:36 p.m. local time, per ABC4. A funeral was taking place and an altercation broke out, Mills says.

    Three of the six injured victims are in critical condition and the statuses of the other three are unknown, ABC 4 reports, citing Mills.

    Mills says there’s a manhunt underway and the number of potential suspects is still being determined by law enforcement.

    ATF Denver posted to X Wednesday night, saying, “BREAKING NEWS @ATF_Denver Salt Lake City Field Office Special Agents are responding to a reported shooting incident in the 600 block of N. Redwood Rd. to assist local law enforcement in their investigation. Please direct all media inquiries to local law enforcement authorities.”

    This is a developing story that will be updated with additional information.

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  • Deadly Minneapolis ICE shooting echoes Franklin Park, Marimar Martinez shootings during Operation Midway Blitz

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    The fatal shooting of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday recalls shootings by federal immigration agents in Chicago during the height of Operation Midway Blitz in the fall.

    Minneapolis police said federal agents and local protesters clashed starting around 9:30 a.m. near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue. Witnesses told CBS News Minnesota they saw a Honda Pilot blocked by multiple federal agents, and an agent trying to open the driver’s side door, where a woman was seated in the driver’s seat.

    The woman put her car into reverse, then into drive, and then three shots were fired, witnesses said. When the woman was pulled from the Pilot, paramedics could be seen giving her CPR. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed the woman died, and claimed the agent fired out of “fear for his life” as she allegedly tried to ram him, and that it was an incident of “domestic terrorism.”

    The woman was identified as 37-year-old Renee Good. City leaders said she was a legal observer of federal immigration agents as they conduct operations in the Twin Cities, and that she wasn’t the target of an immigration arrest.

    The incident may sound familiar to people in the Chicago area, as it recalls two shootings last fall at the height of Operation Midway Blitz. 

    ICE agent shoots, kills undocumented immigrant in Franklin Park

    On Sept. 12, 2025, an ICE agent shot and killed an undocumented immigrant from Mexico in Franklin Park, Illinois.

    DHS claimed at the time that 38-year-old Silvero Villegas-Gonzalez, a father of two, had tried to use his car to drive into agents when they tried to detain him. DHS officials also claimed the ICE agent who opened fire had been dragged by the car and suffered “severe injuries.”

    But surveillance video from two local businesses showed Villegas-Gonzalez backing up and driving away while an agent was on either side of his car; the agent on the passenger side continues standing there, but the agent at the driver’s side can’t be seen.

    And in body cam video released two weeks later, the agent is heard describing his own injuries as “nothing major” after the shooting.

    “I got dragged a little bit,” the agent says in the video.

    DHS claimed that Villegas-Gonzalez was being targeted by ICE agents because of a criminal history that included reckless driving, but CBS News Chicago investigators found that he only had a record of four traffic violations between 2010 and 2019 for offenses that included speeding, an expired driver’s license, not having insurance and not having a child restraint seat.

    Attorney Manuel Carednas, who represented Villegas-Gonzalez in two of those cases, said his client, while undocumented, was respectful, hardworking and compliant with all court instructions regarding his traffic violations.

    “If he had to go to court he would go to court. If he had to pay a fine or he had to do anything the court required, he was very compliant,” Cardenas said.

    Woman shot by federal agents, accused of “ramming” officers

    On Oct. 5, 2025, federal agents shot a woman in the city’s Brighton Park neighborhood after DHS officials said they had been “boxed in” by protesters opposing immigration enforcement operations in the neighborhood.

    DHS claimed U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents were “boxed in by 10 cars,” and that one driver had a gun, which they claimed was a semi-automatic weapon. As a result, DHS said, agents opened fire, striking the driver. The agents fired five shots while the driver was still inside her car.

    The driver was later identified as 31-year-old Marimar Martinez. She was not seriously injured and was able to drive away from the scene. Paramedics found her and her car at a repair shop about a mile away, at which time they were able to take her to a hospital where she was treated and released.

    Less than a week later, a federal grand jury indicted Martinez and her passenger, 21-year-old Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, for assault and attempted murder of a federal employee in the incident. They claimed she had rammed the agent’s SUV before he opened fire.

    While DHS claimed Martinez had a semi-automatic weapon, she did not face any gun charges.

    Martinez pleaded not guilty, and it came out in court that the Border Patrol agent who shot Martinez had been allowed to drive that SUV back to Maine, more than 1,000 miles away, despite being central evidence in the trial. Martinez’s attorney sought a hearing to determine whether federal authorities improperly destroyed evidence in the cranial case against her by allowing the SUV to be taken back to Maine.

    Then, near the end of November, federal prosecutors dropped all charges against Martinez and Ruiz. The charges were dismissed with prejudice, meaning prosecutors cannot refile them in the future.

    “These agents were lying about what happened. Ms. Martinez never rammed anybody. These agents hit Ms. Martinez. These agents jumped out and shot Ms. Martinez, a U.S. citizen, whose only crime was warning her fellow community members that ICE was in the neighborhood,” said attorney Christopher Parente, who represented Martinez. “That is not a crime. She didn’t deserve to be shot.”

    Parente said there is another investigation with a separate U.S. Attorney’s office to hold the agent who shot his client responsible for the incident, but no further developments in that case have been shared. 

    Illinois politicians condemn Minneapolis ICE shooting

    Politicians in Illinois moved swiftly to condemn the Minneapolis shooting.

    “This is Donald Trump’s America: a woman is dead because ICE is operating with impunity in our neighborhoods,” wrote U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL 8th) in a statement. “This horrific loss of life is devastating and never should have happened. My heart is with her family and loved ones, who are now grieving a senseless tragedy. I will be demanding full answers and accountability from the Trump administration. When federal agents are unleashed without restraint or oversight, the consequences are deadly—and the responsibility for this killing is on their hands.”  

    “Today’s tragic shooting once again proves that ICE is not in our cities to protect people or for public safety. They are separating families, not only by distance and countries—but by death. My sincere condolences are with the family and loved ones of the woman who died,” wrote U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL 2nd). ”  As details come forward about the shooting, I urge the truth to come to light. The city of Chicago knows all too well that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem only lies. After the deadly shooting of Silverio Villegas González during a traffic stop, Secretary Noem tried to hide the truth, but bodycam footage disproved injuries sustained by the ICE officer. The Minneapolis Mayor has already said that video disputes Secretary Noem’s claims. It’s clear that to achieve public safety, ICE must leave our cities immediately.”

    “The brutal, unnecessary shooting death of a woman in Minneapolis today by an ICE officer is a shocking and devastating tragedy and a stain on our entire nation,” wrote U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL 2nd). “The agents carrying out these ICE raids are federal officers with a sacred duty to uphold the law and protect our communities, not terrorize them. Those officers responsible for today’s horrific shooting must face a thorough investigation and be held to full account for their actions. Sending strength to the Minneapolis community. Chicagoland knows all too well the trauma and terror Trump’s chaotic immigration operations bring to otherwise peaceful communities. Our President should be making America and Americans safer. He is failing.”

    Mayor Brandon Johnson, in a social media post, spoke on the shooting in Minneapolis and how it is similar to incidents in Chicago, and the city stands in solidarity with Minneapolis.

    “The video that many of us have seen of I.C.E. officers fatally shooting a woman at point-blank range is deeply disturbing and, unfortunately, all too similar to incidents that have transpired here in Chicago. No community deserves to be subjected to the terror that’s stemming from this president’s use of I.C.E. as his personal militarized force,” he said.

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  • Minneapolis Public Schools cancel classes for remainder of week after fatal ICE shooting

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    Minneapolis Public Schools announced late Wednesday night that they are canceling classes for the remainder of the week after officials said an ICE agent fatally shot a woman Wednesday morning. 

    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. 

    ICE agents were in a residential neighborhood at 34th Street and Portland Avenue, the shooting happened around 10 a.m. Wednesday night, community members gathered in the area for a vigil for 37-year-old Renee Good who was killed by an ICE agent. 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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  • DHS said a woman attempted to run over ICE officers before being shot in Minneapolis. Here’s what videos show

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    (CNN) — In the aftermath of an ICE officer shooting and killing a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday, President Donald Trump claimed in a post online that video from the incident showed the woman “violently, willfully, and viciously ran over” the officer.

    The Department of Homeland Security, in the initial wake of the shooting, also said in a statement that the woman was attempting to run over officers with her car “to kill them.”

    US Sen. Tina Smith, a Minnesota Democrat, later identified the woman as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good.

    DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a news conference in Texas on Wednesday that “a woman attacked” officers and “attempted to run them over and ram them with her vehicle” after the officers got stuck in the snow.

    Three videos taken of the scene and reviewed by CNN, however, show nuance. What took place prior to the shooting remains unclear.

    What the videos show

    In one video posted online of the shooting, the woman can first be seen in her car, which is still and perpendicular in the middle of a street.

    The officer who would soon shoot the woman can be seen walking behind her vehicle, toward the front of the car. Another person, who is not wearing a uniform, can be seen following that officer and appears to have been filming on their phone.

    Two federal officers in a truck then pull up to the car as the woman was waving her hand out the window. The officers exit their truck and approach the woman’s car.

    “Get out of the car,” the officers approaching the woman’s driver-side door can be heard repeatedly saying. “Get out of the f**king car.”

    One of the two officers can be seen pulling on the woman’s driver-side door as the other officer reaches the front of the car from the other side. The car then starts to move in reverse as one officer continues pulling on the car door, and the other officer is in front of part of the vehicle.

    The vehicle begins to move forward and, at the same time, the third officer who approached the car pulls out his pistol and points it at the woman while moving away from the front of the car.

    A video from a different angle, obtained and reviewed by CNN, seems to show the car making contact with the officer before he fired his gun the first time.

    The first video doesn’t capture the car making contact with the officer, but his body is seen moving out from the front of the vehicle and to the driver’s side of the car.

    The officer, who was out of the vehicle’s path, then fired two more shots.

    Video then shows the officer holster his pistol as the car drives forward before it accelerates and crashes into a car and a pole on the side of the street.

    The firing officer and the person who appeared to be filming him can be seen moving toward the woman and her car. The video shows the officer later walking away from the car and telling others to call 911.

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  • Antioch: Suspect identified in shooting of 11-year-old girl

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    ANTIOCH – A suspect has been identified in the shooting of an 11-year-old girl earlier this week in Antioch, police said.

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  • Witness video shows moments leading up to ICE fatal shooting in south Minneapolis

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    Witness video gathered by WCCO shows the moments before an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a woman in south Minneapolis.

    The shooting happened on 34th Street and Portland Avenue. Witnesses told WCCO that whistles sounded to alert neighbors of ICE’s presence at about 9:30 a.m.

    According to video taken by Trevor Heitkamb at the scene, a woman in a maroon Honda Pilot was partly blocking Portland Avenue with her car. An ICE agent was walking behind the vehicle and circled around to the passenger side.

    Two agents then parked their silver pickup truck and got out, walking towards the Honda driver. The video then shows the woman putting her car into reverse.

    Video from Heitkamb shows the Honda then starting to drive forward, and three shots are heard. The car drives off for a few dozen feet before crashing into another car on the other side of the street.

    The agent who had circled around the passenger side can be seen on the driver’s side, returning his gun to his holster. Video shows him then walking towards the crash, as the other agents are shown walking away.

    “The agent who fired the weapon was on the opposite side of the car to me,” Heitkamb told CNN, describing what he saw.

    After the crash, he said he saw a “passenger exit the vehicle.”

    “They were crying and their face was covered in blood. The agents on the scene were shouting, ‘No pulse, no pulse,’” Heitkamb said.

    Tricia McLaughlin, the Department of Homeland Security’s assistant secretary for public affairs, said the ICE officer was “fearing for his life,” and “fired defensive shots.”

    Minnesota leaders, including Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, pushed back on McLaughlin’s claims.

    “Don’t believe this propaganda machine,” Walz said. “The state will ensure there is a full, fair, and expeditious investigation to ensure accountability and justice.”

    Frey called the federal officials’ narrative “bull***t.”

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  • Walz gives order to prepare National Guard after ICE officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis

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    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says the state “doesn’t need any further help from the federal government” after federal officials reported a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a woman Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis.

    “To Donald Trump and Kristi Noem, you’ve done enough,” Walz said at a news conference hours after the shooting.

    It happened at East 34th Street and Portland Avenue, leading to a tense standoff between federal and local law enforcement and protesters. Minneapolis officials said the victim is a 37-year-old woman. U.S. Sen. Tina Smith described her as a “U.S. citizen” in a social media post.

    The State Emergency Operations Center has been activated in response to the incident, and Walz has issued a warning order to prepare the National Guard.   

    “I remind you, a warning order is a heads-up for folks, and these National Guard troops are our National Guard troops,” Walz said. 

    The shooting comes amid the announced deployment of  2,000 federal law enforcement members in the Twin Cities metro area, who are expected to probe alleged cases of fraud, building on last month’s inspection of dozens of sites in the Minneapolis area.

    “We’ve been warning for weeks that the Trump administration’s dangerous, sensationalized operations are a threat to our public safety and that someone was going to get hurt,” Walz said.

    President Trump said on social media Monday afternoon that the incident was “a horrible thing to watch.”

    “The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense,” Mr. Trump said on Truth Social.

    Witnesses say they saw a Honda Pilot blocked by multiple federal agents, and an agent tried to open the driver’s side door. The motorist then put her vehicle into reverse, then into drive. Witnesses said they then heard three shots fired. The Honda traveled another several feet before crashing into another car. Videos posted on social media corroborate their accounts.  

    “It’s unprecedented that we have, the federal government’s already determined exactly what’s happened here and the motives of an individual that we don’t even know the name, they don’t know the name. And that’s very difficult,” Walz said.  

    Two federal sources tell CBS News the agent who discharged his weapon was an immigration agent with an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations team.

    U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem characterized the driver’s actions as an “act of domestic terrorism.” Tricia McLaughlin, Homeland Security’s assistant secretary for public affairs, said in a statement Wednesday morning the victim was “one of these violent rioters” who “weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them — an act of domestic terrorism.”  

    Walz disputed the federal agency’s narrative on Wednesday afternoon.

    “Don’t believe this propaganda machine,” he said. “The state will ensure there is a full, fair and expeditious investigation to ensure accountability and justice.”  

    The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Federal Bureau of Investigation are investigating the shooting.

    Walz is asking anyone who protests to do so in a peaceful way.

    “Let’s make sure we protect our neighbors,” he said. “I encourage you to use your First Amendment rights and all of your constitutional rights, but do so in a peaceful manner.”

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  • ICE officer fatally shoots Minneapolis woman amid immigration crackdown

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    An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver on Wednesday during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown on a major American city — a shooting that federal officials said was an act of self-defense but that the city’s mayor described as “reckless” and unnecessary.LIVE video above: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz holds press conference on deadly ICE shootingThe woman was shot in a residential neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis, just a few blocks from some of the oldest immigrant markets and about a mile (1.6 kilometers) from where George Floyd was killed by police in 2020. Her killing quickly drew a crowd of angry protesters.Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, during a visit to Texas, described the incident as an “act of domestic terrorism” carried out against ICE officers by a woman who “attempted to run them over and rammed them with her vehicle. An officer of ours acted quickly and defensively, shot, to protect himself and the people around him.”But Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey blasted that characterization as “garbage” and criticized the federal deployment of more than 2,000 officers to the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul as part of the immigration crackdown.“What they are doing is not to provide safety in America. What they are doing is causing chaos and distrust,” Frey said, calling on the immigration agents to leave. “They’re ripping families apart. They’re sowing chaos on our streets, and in this case, quite literally killing people.”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“They are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. Having seen the video myself, I wanna tell everybody directly, that is bullshit,” the mayor said.Videos taken by bystanders with different vantage points and posted to social media show an officer approaching an SUV stopped across the middle of the road, demanding the driver open the door and grabbing the handle. The SUV begins to pull forward and a different ICE officer standing in front of the vehicle pulls his weapon and immediately fires at least two shots into the SUV at close range, jumping back as the vehicle moves toward him.Video below: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says federal agents are “sowing chaos on our streets”It was not clear from the videos if the vehicle made contact with the officer. The SUV then sped into two cars parked on a curb nearby before crashing to a stop. Witnesses screamed obscenities, expressing shock at what they’d seen.The shooting marks a dramatic escalation of the latest in a series of immigration enforcement operations in major cities under the Trump administration. The death of the Minneapolis woman, whose name wasn’t immediately released, was at least the fifth linked to immigration crackdowns.The Twin Cities have been on edge since DHS announced Tuesday that it had launched the operation, which is at least partly tied to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents. During her Texas visit, Noem confirmed that DHS had deployed more than 2,000 officers to the area and said they had already made “hundreds and hundreds” of arrests.Video above: Witness describes Minneapolis shooting involving ICE officerMinneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara briefly described the shooting to reporters but, unlike federal officials, gave no indication that the 37-year-old driver was trying to harm anyone. He said she had been shot in the head.“This woman was in her vehicle and was blocking the roadway on Portland Avenue. … At some point a federal law enforcement officer approached her on foot and the vehicle began to drive off,” the chief said. “At least two shots were fired. The vehicle then crashed on the side of the roadway.”A large throng of protesters gathered at the scene after the shooting, where they vented their anger at the local and federal officers who were there, including Gregory Bovino, a senior U.S. Customs and Border Patrol official who has been the face of crackdowns in Los Angeles, Chicago and elsewhere.In a scene that hearkened back to the Los Angeles and Chicago crackdowns, bystanders heckled the officers and blew whistles that have become ubiquitous during the operations.“Shame! Shame! Shame!” and “ICE out of Minnesota!” they loudly chanted from behind the police tape.For nearly a year, migrant rights advocates and neighborhood activists across the Twin Cities have been preparing to mobilize in the event of an immigration enforcement surge. From houses of worship to mobile home parks, they have set up very active online networks, scanned license plates for possible federal vehicles and bought whistles and other noisemaking devices to alert neighborhoods of any enforcement presence.On Tuesday night, the Immigration Defense Network, a coalition of groups serving immigrants in Minnesota, held a training session for about 100 people who were willing to hit the streets to monitor the federal enforcement operation.

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    An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver on Wednesday during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown on a major American city — a shooting that federal officials said was an act of self-defense but that the city’s mayor described as “reckless” and unnecessary.

    LIVE video above: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz holds press conference on deadly ICE shooting

    The woman was shot in a residential neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis, just a few blocks from some of the oldest immigrant markets and about a mile (1.6 kilometers) from where George Floyd was killed by police in 2020. Her killing quickly drew a crowd of angry protesters.

    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, during a visit to Texas, described the incident as an “act of domestic terrorism” carried out against ICE officers by a woman who “attempted to run them over and rammed them with her vehicle. An officer of ours acted quickly and defensively, shot, to protect himself and the people around him.”

    But Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey blasted that characterization as “garbage” and criticized the federal deployment of more than 2,000 officers to the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul as part of the immigration crackdown.

    “What they are doing is not to provide safety in America. What they are doing is causing chaos and distrust,” Frey said, calling on the immigration agents to leave. “They’re ripping families apart. They’re sowing chaos on our streets, and in this case, quite literally killing people.”

    “They are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. Having seen the video myself, I wanna tell everybody directly, that is bullshit,” the mayor said.

    Videos taken by bystanders with different vantage points and posted to social media show an officer approaching an SUV stopped across the middle of the road, demanding the driver open the door and grabbing the handle. The SUV begins to pull forward and a different ICE officer standing in front of the vehicle pulls his weapon and immediately fires at least two shots into the SUV at close range, jumping back as the vehicle moves toward him.

    Video below: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says federal agents are “sowing chaos on our streets”


    It was not clear from the videos if the vehicle made contact with the officer. The SUV then sped into two cars parked on a curb nearby before crashing to a stop. Witnesses screamed obscenities, expressing shock at what they’d seen.

    The shooting marks a dramatic escalation of the latest in a series of immigration enforcement operations in major cities under the Trump administration. The death of the Minneapolis woman, whose name wasn’t immediately released, was at least the fifth linked to immigration crackdowns.

    The Twin Cities have been on edge since DHS announced Tuesday that it had launched the operation, which is at least partly tied to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents. During her Texas visit, Noem confirmed that DHS had deployed more than 2,000 officers to the area and said they had already made “hundreds and hundreds” of arrests.

    Video above: Witness describes Minneapolis shooting involving ICE officer

    Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara briefly described the shooting to reporters but, unlike federal officials, gave no indication that the 37-year-old driver was trying to harm anyone. He said she had been shot in the head.

    “This woman was in her vehicle and was blocking the roadway on Portland Avenue. … At some point a federal law enforcement officer approached her on foot and the vehicle began to drive off,” the chief said. “At least two shots were fired. The vehicle then crashed on the side of the roadway.”

    A large throng of protesters gathered at the scene after the shooting, where they vented their anger at the local and federal officers who were there, including Gregory Bovino, a senior U.S. Customs and Border Patrol official who has been the face of crackdowns in Los Angeles, Chicago and elsewhere.

    In a scene that hearkened back to the Los Angeles and Chicago crackdowns, bystanders heckled the officers and blew whistles that have become ubiquitous during the operations.

    “Shame! Shame! Shame!” and “ICE out of Minnesota!” they loudly chanted from behind the police tape.

    For nearly a year, migrant rights advocates and neighborhood activists across the Twin Cities have been preparing to mobilize in the event of an immigration enforcement surge. From houses of worship to mobile home parks, they have set up very active online networks, scanned license plates for possible federal vehicles and bought whistles and other noisemaking devices to alert neighborhoods of any enforcement presence.

    On Tuesday night, the Immigration Defense Network, a coalition of groups serving immigrants in Minnesota, held a training session for about 100 people who were willing to hit the streets to monitor the federal enforcement operation.

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  • ICE officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis, investigation underway

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    An ICE officer fatally shot a woman Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis, according to Tricia McLaughlin, the Department of Homeland Security’s assistant secretary for public affairs.

    WCCO is at the scene near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue, where federal and local law enforcement have clashed for hours with protesters.

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    McLaughlin claims the victim was “one of these violent rioters” who “weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them — an act of domestic terrorism.”  

    In a social media post, Democratic Minnesota U.S. Sen. Tina Smith said the victim was “a U.S. citizen.” 

    In a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the victim was 37 years old.

    Witnesses tell WCCO whistles sounded to alert neighbors of ICE’s presence at about 9:30 a.m. Witnesses say they saw a Honda Pilot blocked by multiple federal agents, and an agent tried to open her driver’s side door.  

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    The motorist then put her vehicle into reverse, then into drive. Witnesses said they then heard three shots fired. The Honda traveled another 20-30 feet before crashing into another vehicle.

    A video posted to social media of the deadly encounter corroborates witness accounts, and casts doubt on Homeland Security’s claim the victim “weaponized” the Honda.

    The woman was removed from the Honda and paramedics were seen giving her CPR, according to witnesses. She was eventually carried away from the scene.

    Protesters began clashing with law enforcement about an hour later off East 34th Street.

    This fatality comes amid the influx of 2,000 federal law enforcement members in the Twin Cities metro area.

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  • ICE officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis, investigation underway

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    An ICE officer fatally shot a woman Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis, according to Tricia McLaughlin, the Department of Homeland Security’s assistant secretary for public affairs.

    WCCO is at the scene near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue, where federal and local law enforcement have clashed for hours with protesters.

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    McLaughlin claims the victim was “one of these violent rioters” who “weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them — an act of domestic terrorism.”  

    In a social media post, Democratic Minnesota U.S. Sen. Tina Smith said the victim was “a U.S. citizen.” 

    In a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the victim was 37 years old.

    Witnesses tell WCCO whistles sounded to alert neighbors of ICE’s presence at about 9:30 a.m. Witnesses say they saw a Honda Pilot blocked by multiple federal agents, and an agent tried to open her driver’s side door.  

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    The motorist then put her vehicle into reverse, then into drive. Witnesses said they then heard three shots fired. The Honda traveled another 20-30 feet before crashing into another vehicle.

    A video posted to social media of the deadly encounter corroborates witness accounts, and casts doubt on Homeland Security’s claim the victim “weaponized” the Honda.

    The woman was removed from the Honda and paramedics were seen giving her CPR, according to witnesses. She was eventually carried away from the scene.

    Protesters began clashing with law enforcement about an hour later off East 34th Street.

    This fatality comes amid the influx of 2,000 federal law enforcement members in the Twin Cities metro area.

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  • ICE agent shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown

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    A federal officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist when she allegedly tried to run over law enforcement officers during an immigration crackdown in the city, authorities said Wednesday.The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot the woman in her vehicle in a residential neighborhood in Minneapolis, Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.Livestream above: Officials speak at press conference on shooting of woman by ICE agent in MinneapolisThe shooting marks a dramatic escalation of the latest in a series of immigration enforcement operations in major American cities under the Trump administration. The woman is at least the fifth person killed in a handful of states since 2024.The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have been on edge since DHS announced Tuesday that it had launched the operation, with 2,000 agents and officers expected to participate in the crackdown tied in part to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents.A large throng of protesters gathered at the scene after Wednesday’s shooting, where they vented their anger at the local and federal officers who were there, including Gregory Bovino, a senior U.S. Customs and Border Patrol official who has been the face of crackdowns in Los Angeles, Chicago and elsewhere.In a scene similar to the Los Angeles and Chicago crackdowns, bystanders heckled the officers and blew whistles that have become ubiquitous during the crackdowns.“Shame! Shame! Shame!” and “ICE out of Minnesota!” they loudly chanted from behind the police tape.After the shooting, Mayor Jacob Frey said immigration agents were “causing chaos in our city.”“We are demanding ICE leave the city and state immediately. We stand rock solid with our immigrant and refugee communities,” Frey said on social media.The area where the shooting occurred is a modest neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis, just a few blocks from some of the oldest immigrant markets in the area and a mile from where George Floyd was killed by police in 2020.The Immigration Defense Network, a coalition of groups serving immigrants in Minnesota, held a training session Tuesday night for about 100 people who are willing to hit the streets to monitor the federal enforcement.“I feel like I’m an ordinary person, and I have the ability do something so I need to do it,” Mary Moran told KMSP-TV. Dell’Orto reported from St. Paul, Minnesota. Associated Press reporter Ed White in Detroit contributed.

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    A federal officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist when she allegedly tried to run over law enforcement officers during an immigration crackdown in the city, authorities said Wednesday.

    The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot the woman in her vehicle in a residential neighborhood in Minneapolis, Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.

    Livestream above: Officials speak at press conference on shooting of woman by ICE agent in Minneapolis

    The shooting marks a dramatic escalation of the latest in a series of immigration enforcement operations in major American cities under the Trump administration. The woman is at least the fifth person killed in a handful of states since 2024.

    The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have been on edge since DHS announced Tuesday that it had launched the operation, with 2,000 agents and officers expected to participate in the crackdown tied in part to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents.

    A large throng of protesters gathered at the scene after Wednesday’s shooting, where they vented their anger at the local and federal officers who were there, including Gregory Bovino, a senior U.S. Customs and Border Patrol official who has been the face of crackdowns in Los Angeles, Chicago and elsewhere.

    In a scene similar to the Los Angeles and Chicago crackdowns, bystanders heckled the officers and blew whistles that have become ubiquitous during the crackdowns.

    “Shame! Shame! Shame!” and “ICE out of Minnesota!” they loudly chanted from behind the police tape.

    After the shooting, Mayor Jacob Frey said immigration agents were “causing chaos in our city.”

    “We are demanding ICE leave the city and state immediately. We stand rock solid with our immigrant and refugee communities,” Frey said on social media.

    The area where the shooting occurred is a modest neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis, just a few blocks from some of the oldest immigrant markets in the area and a mile from where George Floyd was killed by police in 2020.

    The Immigration Defense Network, a coalition of groups serving immigrants in Minnesota, held a training session Tuesday night for about 100 people who are willing to hit the streets to monitor the federal enforcement.

    “I feel like I’m an ordinary person, and I have the ability do something so I need to do it,” Mary Moran told KMSP-TV.

    Dell’Orto reported from St. Paul, Minnesota. Associated Press reporter Ed White in Detroit contributed.

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  • San Leandro: One killed, another injured in weekend shooting

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    SAN LEANDRO – A shooting left one person dead and another injured over the weekend in San Leandro, authorities said.

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  • Fairfield police investigating shootout near Fairfield-Vacaville Train Station

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    Fairfield police said they are investigating a possible shooting near the Fairfield-Vacaville Train Station on Tuesday.

    Around 1 p.m., officers received a report that two men were shooting at each other in the parking lot of the train station

    Police said when officers arrived, the two men were already gone, and that officers are investigating the shooting.

    There were no reports of injuries or victims, police said, and the incident only involved the two men.  

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  • Feds Reveal Videos From Brown Shooter, MIT Assassination

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    Claudio Manuel Neves Valente complained of an eye injury he suffered when he opened fire at Brown University, killing two students and wounding nine

    “I don’t regret what I did,” a wounded Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, the man who is suspected of last month’s mass shooting at Brown University that killed two and wounded another nine students, a spree killing that took place days before investigators say he assassinated a MIT professor in his home, declared in a short video recovered by federal investigators.

    The gunman’s words, which were recorded in his native Portuguese and translated in English in transcripts released by the United States Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts on Tuesday, were part of what investigators call a “series of short videos,” recovered after Neves Valente took his own life on Dec. 18.

    In the whiny, seemingly self-serving confessions, the gunman, a former Brown graduate student, did not reveal a motive for his deadly rampage, but complained of a shrapnel injury he suffered when he opened fire at the Rhode Island Ivy League on Dec. 13. Three days later, he then executed nuclear scientist Nuno Loureiro at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts. The 47-year-old Lorero was a professor of nuclear science, engineering and physics and also director of MIT’s plasma science and fusion center. He was also, like his killer, a native of Portugal, but the newly released video transcripts do not reveal a motive for the cold-blooded assassination.

    “He exposed his true nature when he blamed innocent, unarmed children for their deaths at his hand and grumbled about a self-inflicted injury he suffered when he shot the MIT professor at close range,” U.S. Attorney Leah Foley said Tuesday.

    Valente recorded the videos at a Salem, New Hampshire, storage facility after his bloody attack led to a six-day manhunt by investigators that ended with the discovery of his body in a unit that he said in a video he had rented three years earlier. In one video, he wondered aloud if he could shoot himself, musing: “Let’s see if I’ve got the balls to do this to myself now, because it was hard as hell to do it to all of these people, man.”

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  • No, Gov. Tim Walz was not involved in lawmaker’s killing

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    President Donald Trump amplified the unsubstantiated claim that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ordered a state lawmaker’s assassination. 

    In June, a gunman attacked Minnesota lawmakers, shooting and killing state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and shooting and injuring state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.

    Vance Luther Boelter, 58, of Green Isle, Minnesota, was arrested June 15 on murder and attempted murder charges in connection with the shootings.

    Months later, Trump gave air to unproven conspiracy theories about Boelter’s motivation and mischaracterized the suspect’s connection to Walz. 

    “Did Tim Walz really have Melissa Hoertman assassinated???” read text on the video Trump shared in a Jan. 3 Truth Social post, misspelling Hortman’s name. 

    There is no evidence that Walz, the 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, was involved in the attack, which investigators described as politically motivated. The claim stems from a link between Walz and Boelter that sparked wild theories from conservative influencers. Hortman, a former House speaker, was a member of the state’s Democratic Farm Labor Party, as are Hoffman and Walz.

    The Trump administration did not respond to our request for comment. 

    Hortman’s children asked Trump to remove his post, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported. Republican state Sen. Julia Coleman called for people to reject “baseless conspiracy theories.” Walz and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., also condemned Trump’s post.

    Months after announcing he would seek a third term as governor, Walz dropped out of the Minnesota governor race Jan. 5, amid questions of fraud in his state.  

    Minnesota Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman, then House speaker, stands in front of a bookshelf in her office in St. Paul, Minn., May 23, 2023. Hortman and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot at their home June 14, 2025.

    The video draws on unproven theories about the attack

    The video Trump shared included multiple falsehoods, including that Boelter had been “Tim Walz’s aide” and that Boelter worked for Walz “for years.” 

    Conservative influencers first said Walz was implicated in the attack after noticing that in 2019 Walz reappointed Boelter to serve as a “business member” on the Governor’s Workforce Development Board, a nonpartisan group charged with advising the governor and Legislature on workforce policy. Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, a Democratic Farmer Labor Party member, first appointed Boelter to the board in 2016, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported.

    The board has about 60 members from the public sector, the private sector, organized labor and community-based groups, its website said. The governor appoints 41 of its members.

    Walz’s spokesperson told PolitiFact in June that appointments to the workforce board aren’t the same as positions in the governor’s office or cabinet, and that Walz had no relationship with Boelter. 

    Steve Kalina, who places himself on the other side of the political spectrum from Walz and has served on the governor’s workforce board since 2019, told the Star Tribune in June that the board does not interact with the governor on a regular basis.

    “It’s goofy to make those stretches that the suspect was a close tie to the governor, a close appointee,” Kalina said. 

    The video said that Boelter had written a letter to the FBI saying “it was Tim Walz who forced him” to attack the Democratically-aligned lawmakers. 

    In July, federal prosecutors said Boelter had confessed to the shootings in a handwritten letter in which he’d also claimed to be acting on secret orders from Walz. Boelter said Walz had instructed him to kill Minnesota’s U.S. senators because “Tim wants to be senator.” Boelter wrote that he acted only after someone threatened his family. 

    The acting U.S. attorney prosecuting the case against Boelter said the letter was fantasy.

    People attend a candlelight vigil for former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, who were fatally shot, at the state Capitol, June 18, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP)

    No evidence the killing was linked to Hortman’s immigrant health care vote

    The video said Hortman had been killed in part because she voted “to take away health care from illegal immigrants.” 

    Before she was killed, Hortman voted with Republicans to pass a bill that included a measure removing adults who are in the U.S. illegally from the state’s MinnesotaCare health program. Hortman opposed the measure, but voted for it as part of a budget compromise. 

    Law enforcement officials have not linked Hortman’s killing to the vote. Officials said Boelter had carefully planned his attack and had a list of dozens of Democratic targets in Minnesota and at least three other states.

    After Trump posted the video, Melissa Hortman’s son, Colin, told the Star Tribune that his mother had voted for the bill because it was the only way to avoid a government shutdown. 

    The video also appeared to conflate Hortman’s health care vote and fraud scandals roiling Minnesota. The state’s oversight of federal and state funds had already been under scrutiny when conservative influencer Nick Shirley claimed in a YouTube video that Somali-run day care facilities in Minnesota had fraudulently taken funds meant to help low-income families afford childcare. 

    The day care allegations follow other high-profile fraud incidents in Minnesota: In 2022, dozens of people, most of them Somali, were charged in connection with a fraud scheme; prosecutors alleged the group stole $250 million in federal child nutrition programs. Late last year, federal prosecutors announced initial charges related to what they said were other welfare fraud schemes in Minnesota.

    The video said the fraud scandals all tie “back to Walz.” It questioned whether Hortman was killed “because she voted against a multibillion-dollar money laundering fraud” that “heavily implicated illegal aliens,” and Somali migrants in particular. An estimated 100,000 people who identify as Somali live in Minnesota and the majority are U.S. citizens.

    Law enforcement officials have not linked Hortman’s killing to fraud. 

    The Trump administration responded to these fraud allegations by freezing federal child care funds in several states and expanding its immigration crackdown. 

    Minnesota’s initial probe into the day care fraud claims has not uncovered widespread wrongdoing, CNN reported. State officials reported that the child care centers Shirley’s video accused of fraud were operating normally. The Minnesota Star Tribune and CBS News investigated the day care centers in Shirley’s video, finding that at least seven of the businesses’ received citations for various violations, but no evidence of fraud. 

    Our ruling 

    Trump shared a video that alleged Walz had Hortman killed. 

    In 2019, Walz reappointed Boelter to a state board, but we found no evidence the two were closely acquainted or that Walz was somehow linked to the shootings. Boelter was first appointed to the board by Walz’s predecessor. Walz’s spokesperson previously said the governor appoints thousands of people of all political affiliations to boards and commissions and Walz had no relationship with Boelter. 

    In July, prosecutors said Boelter had alleged in a letter that he was acting on Walz’s orders, but they dismissed the letter’s claim as unsubstantiated fantasy. Prosecutors have named no other suspects in the case.

    We rate Trump’s claim that Walz had Hortman assassinated False.

    PolitiFact Researcher Caryn Baird contributed to this report.

    RELATED: How conservative X accounts promoted wild theory implicating Gov. Tim Walz in lawmaker’s killing 

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  • Teen killed in Denver shooting linked to Maduro celebration ID’d

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    DENVER — Authorities on Tuesday identified the victim of a fatal teen shooting Saturday night during a Denver parking lot celebration of Nicolás Maduro’s capture.

    Police said 16-year-old William Rodriguez Salas was shot and killed, and three others — all adults — were wounded in a shopping center parking lot at S. Galena Street and E. Hampden Avenue around 11 p.m.

    The Denver Police Department said a second victim likely will not survive their injuries.

    Police said their initial investigation determined that an argument followed a large gathering to celebrate the Venezuelan president’s capture. They have not released any suspect information.

    Officers arrived at the scene after the shooting and found one injured person, who was transported to a local hospital.

    After transporting the first injured person, officers learned about three additional victims connected to the incident.

    Police reported that Salas was taken by private vehicle to E. Iliff Avenue and S. Havana Street, where he was pronounced dead.

    The other two victims were also transported to local hospitals by private vehicles.

    A police spokesperson said that, aside from the critical patient, doctors have listed one person in serious condition and released the third, who received treatment for a graze wound.

    Officers continue to investigate at the scene as they work to determine what led to the shooting.

    Anyone with information, photos, and/or video of this shooting is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

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  • 2 teens suspected in deadly Vallejo shooting turn themselves in, police say

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    Police in Vallejo announced Monday the arrest of two juveniles in connection with a deadly shooting that took place at a home last year.

    On the afternoon of Sep. 11, officers were called to a residence on the 100 block of Carolina Street on reports of a shooting. During a sweep of the home, officers located a man with at least one gunshot wound.

    The man was pronounced deceased at the scene by paramedics.

    During the investigation, detectives identified two juvenile suspects and presented the case to the Solano County District Attorney’s Office on Dec. 16. The DA filed murder charges against both teens and arrest warrants were issued.

    Police said one of the suspects turned himself in around 7 p.m. on Jan. 2, while the other suspect turned himself in around 7 p.m. Monday. Both teens were booked into the Solano County Juvenile Detention Facility.

    Due to their ages, the suspects’ identities have not been released.

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  • Ohio police release video of person of interest in killing of dentist and his wife

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    Police in Ohio on Monday released footage of a person of interest who was seen walking near the home of Spencer and Monique Tepe around the time the dentist and his wife were killed on Dec. 30, 2025.

    Investigators believe Spencer, 37, and Monique, 39, were fatally shot between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Tuesday in their home located in the Near East Side neighborhood of downtown Columbus, local police said. The person of interest was captured on surveillance camera in an alley near the Tepe’s residence during the same timeframe.

    “We have received and are continuing to receive numerous tips from the community, which our detectives are following up on,” Columbus Division of Police said on social media, urging community members to contact authorities if they recognize the person in the video.

    Police in Ohio released footage of a person of interest who was seen walking near the home of Spencer and Monique Tepe around the time the dentist and his wife were killed.

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    The footage shows the person in a dark, hooded top and lighter color pants, walking with their hands in their pockets. The person of interest’s face cannot be seen and no other information was provided.

    Officers were dispatched to the Tepe’s home in the late morning of Dec. 30 for a welfare check, according to a statement from the Columbus Division of Police. When they arrived, they found Spencer and Monique Tepe dead with apparent gunshot wounds.

    Investigators said no weapons were found at the scene and there were no signs of forced entry. Two children, a 1-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl, were found inside the home uninjured. 

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    In a statement released by the family last week, loved ones described Spencer and Monique Tepe as devoted parents and partners whose lives were centered on service, family and community.

    “We are heartbroken beyond words,” the statement said. “While no outcome can ever undo this loss, our family is committed to seeing this tragedy fully and fairly brought to justice, and to honoring Spencer and Monique by protecting the future of the children they loved so deeply.”

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  • Teens injured in shooting, robbery at Santa Rosa Transit Mall

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    Two teenagers were injured during a shooting and armed robbery at the Santa Rosa Transit Mall on Sunday, and the suspects are still at large, police said.

    The incident happened at about 6:26 p.m. at the mall located at 500 2nd Street. The Santa Rosa Police Department said in a press release that officers responded to multiple reports of a shooting at the mall and found a 15-year-old boy who had been shot, with the bullet traveling through his body, leaving entry and exit wounds in his upper shoulder and mid-back area. 

    The teen was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said. 

    About 20 minutes later, another victim – a 14-year-old boy – was found to have a gunshot grazing wound to the waist, police said. It’s believed the injury came from the same bullet that struck the 15-year-old. The second teen was also taken to a hospital; both teens have since been treated and released, police said.

    Investigators determined that four teenage boys were waiting for a bus at the Transit Mall when they were accosted by two young adult men wearing ski masks and dark clothing. Police said the men demanded the boys hand over personal property while one of the suspects pulled out a handgun, and that during the robbery, the 15-year-old victim was “pistol-whipped” on the side of his head and then shot once in the shoulder. 

    The suspects fled from the scene with the victims’ property before officers arrived, running in the direction of Julliard Park, police said. A search for the suspects included support from the department’s K9 unit and a Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office helicopter, but no suspects or the firearm used were found.

    The Transit Mall was temporarily closed during the suspect search and investigation into the shooting.

    The Sonoma County Alliance Community Engagement and Safety Rewards Fund was offering $2,500 for information leading to the arrest of the two suspects involved.  

    Anyone with information about the incident was encouraged to contact the Santa Rosa Police Department’s violent crimes tipline at 707-543-3590 or submit tips anonymously online at srcity.org/CrimeTips.  

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