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ICE Officer Fatally Shoots Woman in Minneapolis as City, State Dispute Self-Defense Claim

City and state leaders demand an independent inquiry into the shooting.

Overview

  • The Department of Homeland Security says an ICE officer fired in self-defense after a protester allegedly used an SUV as a weapon and tried to run over agents, calling the act domestic terrorism.
  • An unauthenticated video circulating on Bluesky appears to show agents approaching an SUV, the vehicle starting to move, gunshots immediately ringing out, and the car then striking another vehicle.
  • Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey rejects the federal account, citing the video, and tells ICE to leave the city.
  • Minnesota Governor Tim Walz calls the federal justification propaganda, urges calm, and says the state is collecting facts for a full, fair, and prompt investigation.
  • Demonstrations erupted in Minneapolis, and President Donald Trump publicly backed the ICE version, saying the officer appears to have acted in self-defense.