ICE Agent Kills 37‑Year‑Old Woman During Minneapolis Enforcement Operation The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that an ICE officer shot and killed 37‑year‑old Renee Nicole Good on a residential street in south Minneapolis on Jan 7, 2026. The incident occurred as federal agents conducted a broader immigration enforcement deployment that had placed hundreds of DHS personnel in the city in recent weeks. Both the FBI and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension opened investigations into the use‑of‑force shooting [1][2][3][4].

Video Shows Agent Firing Through Driver’s Window Before Crash Multiple by‑stander recordings posted on social media capture a maroon/burgundy SUV stopped in the street, an ICE agent stepping to the driver’s side, and gunfire erupting through the windshield before the vehicle loses control and crashes into a parked car or phone pole. The footage, shared on platforms such as X, contradicts early federal statements and has been cited by local officials and witnesses as evidence of an aggressive shot rather than defensive fire [1][2][3][4].

Federal Officials Claim Vehicle Threat, Local Leaders Reject Self‑Defense Narrative DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem described Good’s attempt to drive over officers as a “deadly weapon” and framed the shooting as a domestic‑terrorism‑type self‑defense act. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Governor Tim Walz, and city council members called the agent’s actions reckless, disputed the claim that the driver tried to run them over, and demanded an independent review. Witnesses reported an agent stepping in front of the car before firing, highlighting the stark contrast between federal and local accounts [1][2][3][4].

Protests Spread Nationwide and Schools Shut Amid Calls for ICE Withdrawal The shooting ignited large crowds in Minneapolis, with demonstrators chanting “ICE out of Minnesota” and confronting federal officers near the site, a mile from the George Floyd intersection. Similar protests erupted in New Orleans, Miami, Seattle, and New York, while Minneapolis Public Schools cancelled classes for the remainder of the week for safety. City and state leaders urged the federal government to pull ICE agents from the Twin Cities and called for full accountability [1][2][3][4].