A tragic incident unfolded in Minneapolis on Wednesday when a woman, who allegedly identified herself as the spouse of a protester, was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. The distressing scene left the woman’s partner in despair, as she witnessed the events unfold.

The victim, a 37-year-old woman, was shot three times in the face during a protest. The shooting occurred after she reportedly ignored commands from ICE agents to exit her vehicle. Instead, she reversed her car and attempted to leave the scene, according to the authorities.

ICE officials have stated that she intentionally drove her burgundy SUV towards the agents. However, this account has been contested by witnesses, including Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who dismissed the claim as ‘nonsense’.

Footage circulated on social media shows a distraught woman speaking with a witness at the scene. She claims to be the deceased woman’s wife and mentions they share a six-year-old child.

In a state of shock and grief, she cried out, “That’s my wife, I don’t know what to do,” capturing the raw emotion of the heartbreaking moment.

The man filming the video asked if she was with the woman who was killed, and if she had any friends who could help.

‘That’s my wife… [unintelligible]… I have a six-year-old at school… we’re new here we don’t have anyone,’ she replied.

The frantic woman could also be heard to scream: ‘We need a doctor.’  

The 37-year-old woman was shot three times in the face at a protest in Minneapolis on Wednesday and died at the scene

The witness filmed the scene of the shooting as he spoke to the woman claiming to be the victim’s wife

The man asked if she knew any of her wife’s relatives she could call but she said, ‘I can’t even deal with that now.’

Photos of the woman’s car showed children’s toys inside, including a plush animal and a child’s drawing.

Witnesses claimed the woman and her wife were acting as legal observers and filming the protest when she was shot. 

But ICE insisted the woman tried to use the SUV as a deadly weapon. 

Footage of the shooting showed the victim blocking the road with her car until ICE agents told her to move away.

She reversed to head back down the road as an agent tried to open its driver-side door handle before she drove off. Three shots then rang out.

The woman lost control of the SUV and slammed it into parked cars and a light pole at high speed, prompting screams of shock from horrified onlookers. 

The woman’s SUV was seen with a bullet hole through the driver’s side windshield.

 The remains of the SUV with a bloodied airbag after the woman was rushed to hospital

Photos of the woman’s car showed children’s toys inside

Mayor Jacob Frey did not mince his words at the press conference on Wednesday afternoon. He took to the podium and told ICE agents to ‘get the f**k out’ of his city, after an agent was seen on video shooting a woman dead as she drove off in her car

Senator Tina Smith said the woman was a US citizen. O’Hara said nothing indicated that ‘this woman was the target of a law enforcement investigation.’ 

The woman has not been identified by officials, but they described her as a 37-year-old white woman. 

Her spouse has arrived at the hospital, where she was pronounced dead, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said. 

Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin claimed the woman ‘weaponized her vehicle’ and called her actions an ‘act of domestic terrorism’.

McLaughlin said the ICE agent escalated the situation because he was ‘fearing for his own life, the lives of his fellow law enforcement, and the safety of the public.’ 

‘He used his training and saved his own life and that of his fellow officers,’ she said in a statement, describing the gunshots as ‘defensive shots’.

Protesters clash with police after a driver of a vehicle was shot on Wednesday amid an immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis

However, Mayor Jacob Frey claimed DHS was trying ‘to spin this as an act of self-defense.’ 

‘This is bulls**t,’ he said at a press conference. ‘I have a message for our community, our city, and ICE – to ICE, get the f**k out of Minneapolis.’

‘We do not want you here. Your stated reason for being in this city is safety and you are doing exactly the opposite.’

Frey highlighted how ‘people are being hurt’ and ‘families are being ripped apart’ by immigration officials.

‘Long-term Minneapolis residents that have contributed so greatly to our city, to our culture, to our economy, are being terrorized and now somebody is dead. That’s on you – and it’s also on you to leave,’ he said. 

Video of the shooting showed her reverse to head back down the road as an agent tried to open its driver-side door handle before she drove off. Three shots then rang out

The woman lost control of the SUV and slammed it into parked cars and a light pole at high speed, prompting screams of shock from horrified onlookers

Bullet holes in the car’s windscreen and bloodied seats were clearly visible

The FBI and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are investigating the shooting, O’Hara said, as he disputed DHS’ version of events.  

Governor Tim Walz asked his citizens to ‘remain calm’ as he slammed DHS’ narrative as ‘propaganda.’

‘The state will ensure there is a full, fair, and expeditious investigation to ensure accountability and justice,’ he wrote on Twitter.

‘Don’t believe this propaganda machine.’  

Hundreds of ICE agents are near the corner of 33rd and Portland Avenue this morning as immigration tensions continue to rise in the Midwestern city. 

Protesters have been gathering in the area in response to the shooting, and some threw snowballs at ICE officers.

Videos shared online showed ICE and other federal agents douse protesters with tear gas and pepper spray.