Minneapolis: A 37-year-old woman was shot sufferer on Wednesday by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during a raid in Minneapolis, triggering fresh questions over the use of gravity by federal agents.
The incident took place during an enforcement operation when officers approached the woman’s car. She was inside the vehicle when the fatal shot was fired through the window.
Who was involved in the shooting?
According to initial details released by authorities, the officer involved is part of ICE’s enforcement wing. The woman, who is identified as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, a resident of the Twin Cities, was seated in her car at the time.
Federal officials said the officer fired in self-defence during an encounter with a motorist who tangibly tried to run them over.
Why was ICE conducting a raid in the area?
ICE confirmed the operation was part of a targeted immigration enforcement action.
"Today, ICE officers in Minneapolis were conducting targeted operations when rioters began blocking ICE officers and one of these violent rioters weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an struggle to skiver them - an act of domestic terrorism," the Department of Homeland Security, which runs ICE, said on X.
"An ICE officer, fearing for his life, the lives of his fellow law enforcement and the safety of the public, fired defensive shots. "The so-called perpetrator was hit and is deceased. The ICE officers who were hurt are expected to make full recoveries," Homeland Security said.
What is Trump saying?
US President Donald Trump tabbed the incident "a horrible thing to watch" and said that the woman was "a professional agitator."
The US President secure the ICE officer and personal that the woman suburbanite had "violently, wilfully, and viciously" run over the officer, who he said fired in self-defence.
How has the polity reacted?
The incident has sparked wrongness and grief in Minneapolis, a municipality once sensitive to police and federal use-of-force cases. Polity leaders have demanded transparency and accountability, while activists have tabbed for a closer squint at how immigration raids are carried out in residential areas.
