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A woman was shot in her car and later died during what ICE calls a “vehicle ramming” attack on officers.
Minneapolis ICE shooting video circulating on social media is fueling anger and confusion after a woman was shot and killed during a federal immigration enforcement operation in south Minneapolis on Wednesday morning. Authorities say the incident unfolded near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue, in the Powderhorn neighborhood, where Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were conducting part of what the Department of Homeland Security has called its “largest ever” immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area. Police later identified the woman as Renee Nicole Good.
City officials first warned residents with an alert on X, noting they were “aware of a shooting involving federal law enforcement near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue” and urging people to avoid the area. Local TV footage and mobile clips showed a heavy federal and local law enforcement presence, with crime scene tape stretching around multiple blocks and a blood‑stained deployed airbag visible inside a car at the center of the scene.
KSTP and MN crime feeds reported the shooting around 9:40 a.m. local time, quoting EMS dispatchers who described a “rapidly escalating situation.” Paramedics radioed that the victim had suffered a gunshot wound and was in “traumatic arrest” as they tried to reach her. The US Department of Homeland Security later confirmed the woman had died of her injuries.
In a statement to FOX 9 and other outlets, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said ICE officers were conducting operations when “rioters” blocked them with a vehicle and one woman “weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them—an act of domestic terrorism.” She said one ICE officer, “fearing for his life, the lives of his fellow law enforcement and the safety of the public, fired defensive shots” and that no agents were seriously hurt.
But witnesses told FOX 9 a different story, saying a woman entered a red vehicle as two ICE agents stood on either side trying to get in, with a third agent yanking on the driver’s side door. One witness said the car was not moving toward the officers when an agent stepped back and fired three shots through the driver’s side window. They also alleged ICE agents blocked a doctor from rendering aid and delayed the ambulance, describing officers carrying a “limp body” to the end of the street before loading her into the vehicle.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey sharply criticized the federal operation in a statement on X. “I am aware of a shooting involving an ICE agent at 34th Street & Portland. The presence of federal immigration enforcement agents is causing chaos in our city. We’re demanding ICE to leave the city immediately. We stand rock solid with our immigrant and refugee communities,” he wrote.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said his public safety team was “working to gather information on an ICE‑related shooting this morning,” urging residents to “remain calm” while details are confirmed. US Sen. Tina Smith also called for ICE to leave the state “for everyone’s safety,” saying a US citizen had apparently been shot by federal agents.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said her office is “pushing hard” to ensure a local, transparent investigation into the use of force, stressing they will “use every available lever” to secure a state and local review rather than leaving the probe solely to federal authorities. The sheriff’s office said it was not involved in the shooting but would assist as needed.
The shooting occurred as DHS deployed roughly 2,000 agents and officers in the Twin Cities for an intensive immigration enforcement push, reportedly tied in part to fraud and immigration cases involving Somali communities. A large crowd quickly gathered near 34th and Portland, with protesters blowing whistles, chanting anti‑ICE slogans and telling agents to “go home” from behind yellow police tape.
FOX 9 cameras captured agents using what appeared to be chemical irritants—described as pepper balls—as they tried to move through the crowd and reach their vehicles, at one point surrounded by demonstrators pelting snowballs and blocking a federal truck before agents cleared a path. Local leaders warned tensions were volatile as federal and local officers worked to secure the area and push back protesters.
Officials have not yet released the name of the woman killed, and key questions remain unanswered about exactly how the confrontation unfolded. DHS says the situation is still under review, while local authorities and community advocates insist that only an independent, local investigation will satisfy demands for accountability and clarity around the Minneapolis ICE shooting.
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