Minneapolis on edge after ICE agent shoots woman dead, sparking outcry
US authorities claim Renee Nicole Good tried to ‘weaponise’ her car, but Minneapolis mayor blasts government’s ‘garbage narrative’
Minneapolis was on edge on Thursday following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman in her car by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, the latest violence in US President Donald Trump’s nationwide crackdown on migrants.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey adamantly rejected the Trump administration’s assertion that the agent fired in self defence, saying video of Wednesday’s shooting directly contradicted what he called the government’s “garbage narrative”.
“They’re already trying to spin this as an action of self defence,” a visibly angry Frey said at a press conference. “Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly - that is bull****.”
Frey blamed federal immigration agents for sowing chaos in the city, telling ICE: “Get the f*** out of Minneapolis”. But he also urged residents to remain calm, as Democratic leaders in Minnesota, Washington and elsewhere called the ICE operation an unnecessary provocation that resulted in tragedy.
