Overview
- Homeland Security confirmed an ICE officer shot and killed a woman in her vehicle during Wednesday’s operation in south Minneapolis, with authorities urging residents to avoid the area while inquiries proceed.
- DHS says the officer fired defensively after the driver tried to use her vehicle as a weapon and labeled the incident an act of domestic terrorism, while officials also reported ICE officers were injured.
- Bystander videos show agents approaching a stopped SUV, an officer attempting to open the driver’s door, the vehicle reversing and then moving forward, and another agent firing multiple rounds at close range.
- Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called the self‑defense claim false and demanded ICE leave the city, and Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the woman was a U.S. citizen who was not a target of any operation.
- The shooting occurred during a federal deployment reported at roughly 2,000 personnel focused in part on alleged childcare‑fraud investigations; DHS cites more than 1,000 arrests as protests mount and multiple investigations open.