Tensions and demonstrations fueled by the killing of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, spread beyond Minneapolis.
While the public seeks justice for the shooting, officials claim Good had “weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them,” calling the act “an act of domestic terrorism.”
President Trump himself took to social media to discuss the incident, dubbing Good a “professional agitator” who “violently, willfully [sic], and viciously” ran over an ICE officer.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is a horrible thing to watch.
“The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense.”
Actual video from the incident shows a slightly different sequence than what officials claim to have happened on the day of the shooting. Footage released by multiple outlets appears to show Good beginning to drive away from the officers before shots were fired, rather than deliberately attacking the agent who shot her.
Still, officials claim the ICE agent in question, Jonathan Ross, acted in self-defence.
“There is currently no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told Fox News Digital, adding that the FBI is handling the investigation exclusively, excluding Minnesota state authorities.
Further, they claim ICE agent Ross sustained injuries to his torso and internal bleeding, CBS News reported.
Protests in Minneapolis have continued as tensions remain high. Demonstrators and federal agents have clashed in the streets, with officers using tear gas and other crowd-control tactics while protesters push back against the increased presence of ICE and other federal forces.
In a separate incident Wednesday evening, the Department of Homeland Security said a federal officer shot a man in the leg during an arrest after the person and others attacked the officer.
”The law enforcement officer caught up to the subject on foot and attempted to apprehend him when the subject began to resist and violently assault the officer,” DHS’ statement said.
“What we need most of all right now is a pause. The temperature needs to be lowered,” Minnesota Assistant Attorney General Brian Carter said during a hearing on the state’s lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Fundraisers have been raised both for Good’s family and ICE agent Ross, with billionaire Bill Ackman making a $10,000 donation to Ross, adding to the tensions.
Jacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis and a former civil rights attorney, strongly refuted Trump’s claims. As per The Hill, he said: “Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly, that is bullsh*t.
“This was an agent recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying, getting killed.”
In a press conference shortly after Good’s death, Frey demanded that ICE ‘get the f**k out of Minneapolis’, adding: “They are not here to cause safety in this city. What they are doing is not to provide safety in America. What they are doing is causing chaos and distrust.”
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