Overview
- The shooting occurred in the Powderhorn neighborhood near 34th Street and Portland Avenue during a large ICE operation that brought roughly 2,000 federal personnel to the city.
- Footage shared by local media shows an agent firing at close range through the driver’s window as the SUV moved, appearing to contradict the official narrative described by DHS.
- DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said the woman used her car as a weapon and that the agent fired in self-defense, a claim echoed by Secretary Kristi Noem, who labeled the incident domestic terrorism.
- The victim was a 37-year-old identified by Senator Tina Smith’s office as the wife of a local migrant-rights leader.
- Mayor Jacob Frey condemned the operation, crowds protested at the scene, and Minneapolis police say the FBI has joined the investigation.