By Joe Udo
MINNEAPOLIS (CONVERSEER) – The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Kristi Noem, has stated that the ICE officer who opened fire was in fear for his life after the woman allegedly tried to use her vehicle as a weapon.
Noem called the incident “an act of domestic terrorism.” The incident began when law enforcement agents were attempting to remove an ICE vehicle that had gotten stuck in the snow, says Noem.
“A mob of agitators that were harassing them all day began blocking them in,” she says about the crowd that formed around the agents. The woman, says Noem, was stalking and impeding officers, before making the decision to “weaponise” her vehicle in an effort to “kill” officers.
The ICE agent was hit by the vehicle, Noem says, and the agency is following its standard guidelines on investigations for an officer-involved shooting. She asked people to pray for the officer and said agents have been facing a steady increase in threats and assaults.
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey disputes federal officials’ account of the shooting and demands ICE agents leave the city, according to the BBC.
The shooting victim has been identified as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, a US citizen.
Protesters are at the scene of the shooting – the mayor urges them to “show up with peace” and “do not give them what they want”
The incident comes during a major immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis – more than 2,000 agents have been deployed between there and nearby St Paul
