Officials identify the victim in the ICE shooting in Minneapolis
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The Minneapolis City Council has confirmed the identity of the woman who was tragically shot by an ICE agent on Wednesday morning.

MINNEAPOLIS — City officials have named the woman who lost her life in a shooting involving a federal immigration agent as Renee Nicole Good. The incident unfolded in a residential area of Minneapolis during a large-scale operation carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.

Following the incident, the Minneapolis County Council issued a statement on Wednesday afternoon, officially identifying Good as the victim of the shooting.

Earlier, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara conveyed that there was no indication that Good was the intended target of any law enforcement actions taking place at the time.

Earlier in the day, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said it didn’t appear she was the target of any law-enforcement activity.

Mayor Jacob Frey said in a news conference that she is 37 years old.

O’Hara said the woman was in her vehicle, which was blocking the street. Video circulating on social media shows ICE agents approaching the car on foot and the woman beginning to drive away as an agent yanks on her door handle. At least two shots were fired into the vehicle, which when crashed.

A red SUV was visible at the scene with a bullet hole through the driver’s side windshield. The SUV was smashed into a light pole, with two damaged cars parked nearby, KARE11 reported. 

O’Hare said that the woman was taken to a hospital, and her spouse has arrived there.

“This is a very tragic situation where a woman lost her life.” O’Hara said.

DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement the woman was among a group of protesters and attempted to hit ICE agents with her vehicle “in an attempt to kill them.” She said an ICE agent fired shots at the woman, who was hit and killed.

Videos, appearing to show the moments leading up to and after an ICE agent shot the driver, began circulating on social media Wednesday afternoon.

In the videos, a red Honda Pilot is seen idling, blocking the roadway with the driver’s side window down. ICE agents approach in a truck, step out and approach the vehicle, telling the driver to get out, using an expletive. 

One of the agents begins pulling on the handle of the SUV.

The driver appears to slowly back up, turn to the right and move forward before accelerating. As the driver begins accelerating, at least two gunshots can be heard.

The car continues accelerating for a moment before crashing into a parked car a short way down the street.

ICE agents were near the front driver’s side fender when the driver attempted to accelerate away.

Frey said he viewed the video and said it did not appear the driver was trying to hit ICE agents.

ICE agents who were injured are expected to make a full recovery, McLaughlin said. She did not say how many agents were injured or what their injuries are.

DHS said on Tuesday that it had launched an immigration enforcement operation with 2,000 agents, tied in part to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents.

The Immigration Defense Network, a coalition of groups serving immigrants in Minnesota, held a training session Tuesday night for about 100 people who are willing to hit the streets to monitor the federal enforcement.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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