On January 7, local authorities said that a US immigration agent shot a 37-year-old woman sitting in a car in Minneapolis, amid a nationwide campaign to tighten immigration law enforcement.
This is the latest violence that occurred during the campaign to suppress immigrants under US President Donald Trump's second term.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey resolutely rejected the federal government's claim that agents opened fire for self-defense, affirming that the videos recording the incident completely contradict this argument.
Mr. Frey accused federal immigration agents of causing chaos in the city, even publicly demanding the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to leave Minneapolis. However, he also called on people to remain calm.
The shooting caused hundreds of protesters to take to the streets near the scene. Some people faced federal agents armed with heavy weapons, wearing toxic masks and using tear gas to disperse the crowd.
Ms. Tricia McLaughlin - spokeswoman for the US Department of Homeland Security - wrote on social network X that ICE agents opened fire after an "rioter" tried to drive into agents, calling this an "domestic terrorist act".
The accused person has been neutralized," McLaughlin wrote, adding that the other injured agents are "expected to fully recover". According to her, the shooting saved many lives.
However, the video circulating online shows that the victim's dark red Honda SUV only blocked part of the road, then stepped up and stopped to let other cars pass.
When 2 ICE agents approached and asked the driver to leave the car, the SUV steered back for a moment, then steered to the right to leave the area. An agent standing in front pulled out a gun and fired 3 shots, of which at least 1 shot was fired when the front of the car had passed this person's position. The video does not clearly show whether the car collided with the agent or not.
After a series of gunshots, the car sped away and crashed into cars parked on the same power pole. The victim was identified as Renee Nicole Good - who was described by her family as being compassionate and not inclined to confront law enforcement.
