Overview
- At a White House briefing, Vice President J.D. Vance defended the officer as acting in self-defense, blasted media coverage, and alleged without evidence that the victim was part of a left‑wing network.
- Vance pointed to the agent’s prior injury in a separate car incident last year but also said he could not know the driver’s intent after watching the shooting video.
- The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said it withdrew from a planned joint probe after the FBI cut off access, leaving federal authorities to lead the investigation.
- Video reviewed by major outlets and statements from Minnesota officials dispute the federal account, saying the footage shows the vehicle turning away as the agent fired.
- Protests escalated in the Twin Cities during a large ICE operation described as deploying about 2,000 agents, and DHS has not released the officer’s name though local reporting identified him as Jonathan Ross.