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Minneapolis Schools Cancel Classes After Fatal ICE Shooting, Chaotic Scene at Roosevelt High

The district cites safety concerns following reports of federal agents using pepper spray outside Roosevelt High.

Overview

  • Minneapolis Public Schools canceled classes for Thursday and Friday, with no e-learning, and suspended all district programs and activities.
  • An ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good during a Wednesday morning enforcement operation at East 34th Street and Portland Avenue.
  • Federal officials describe the shooting as self-defense, while eyewitnesses dispute that account and Mayor Jacob Frey publicly rejected the self-defense claim.
  • Apparent ICE agents arrived near Roosevelt High, where students reported roads being blocked, people chased and tackled, and pepper spray deployed into a crowd.
  • Green Central Elementary went into lockdown earlier in the day as families rushed to pick up children, and district leaders said they are coordinating on emergency response.