Large crowds are gathering in Minneapolis to protest the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot Wednesday morning by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.
Local officials have strongly disputed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's account of the killing after she called the incident an act of “domestic terrorism”, and said the officer fired in self-defence after Good attempted to ram ICE officers with her vehicle.
Video of the incident shows the 37-year-old inside her vehicle, blocking ICE agents. A group of officials then surrounded the car and told her to exit. When she started to move her car, an agent near the front fired through the windshield.
President Donald Trump defended the ICE agent and said Good was "very disorderly, obstructing and resisting".
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz condemned the shooting, saying: “Don’t believe this propaganda machine.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called Neom’s account “bulls***t,” saying the shooting was “an agent recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying, getting killed.”
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Chaos in Minnesota: Everything we know about the ICE shooting in Minneapolis
Key Points
- Woman fatally shot by ICE agent identified as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good: report
- Kristi Noem accuses woman shot by ICE agent of 'stalking' federal officials
- Minneapolis mayor pushes back on Trump administration's 'domestic terrorism' claims
- President Donald Trump defends ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
- Governor Tim Walz says Minnesota does 'not need any further help from the federal government'
The Trump administration deployed an additional 2,000 federal agents to the Minneapolis area in recent weeks in response to allegations of welfare fraud in the state.
Speaking at a Wednesday press conference, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the ICE deployment was not making the city safer.
“They’re ripping families apart, they’re sowing chaos in our streets,” he said.
The deployment, which began on Sunday, is among the largest concentrations of Department of Homeland Security personnel in a U.S. city in recent years.
It follows an immigration enforcement campaign launched by ICE late last year targeting individuals with deportation orders in Minneapolis, including members of the city’s Somali community.
The Somali community has frequently been criticised by President Trump, who has called them “garbage” and said: “I don’t want them in our country. I’ll be honest with you. Their country’s no good for a reason. Their country stinks.”
Trump later doubled down on his remarks following a YouTube video by a conservative content creator alleging mass fraud at daycare centres run by Somali immigrants.
In response, the administration has withheld federal childcare funds from Minnesota.
ICE agents have also been deployed to other cities across the U.S., making thousands of arrests as part of what the administration describes as a crackdown on crime and undocumented immigrants.
Recap: Everything we know about the ICE shooting in Minneapolis
06:04 , Shweta Sharma- Renee Nicole Macklin Goodtried, 37, was shot and killed by an ICE officer. She was shot in the head in front of a family member in a snowy residential neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis.
- Minnesota officials have disputed the federal account of the circumstances of the shooting.
- Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem described the incident as an "act of domestic terrorism" carried out against ICE officers by a woman who "attempted to run them over and rammed them with her vehicle”.
- However, Mayor Jacob Frey described the shooting as reckless and unnecessary.
- Macklin Good was a mother to a six-year-old child and described herself online as a “poet and writer and wife and mom”. She was originally from Colorado and had recently arrived in Minnesota.
- President Donald Trump echoed Noem’s claims in a social media post and defended ICE’s actions.
- A large crowd gathered at the scene following the shooting, with protesters chanting “ICE out of Minnesota” and using whistles to disrupt officers.
- Minneapolis Public Schools cancelled classes, sports and activities for Thursday and Friday, citing safety concerns.
- The FBI will investigate the shooting, while state authorities will work alongside federal agencies, according to Minnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson.
Why is ICE in Minneapolis?
05:50 , Shweta SharmaThe Trump administration deployed an additional 2,000 federal agents to the Minneapolis area in recent weeks in response to allegations of welfare fraud in the state.
Speaking at a Wednesday press conference, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the ICE deployment was not making the city safer.
“They’re ripping families apart, they’re sowing chaos in our streets,” he said.
The deployment, which began on Sunday, is among the largest concentrations of Department of Homeland Security personnel in a U.S. city in recent years.
It follows an immigration enforcement campaign launched by ICE late last year targeting individuals with deportation orders in Minneapolis, including members of the city’s Somali community.
The Somali community has frequently been criticised by President Trump, who has called them “garbage” and said: “I don’t want them in our country. I’ll be honest with you. Their country’s no good for a reason. Their country stinks.”
Trump later doubled down on his remarks following a YouTube video by a conservative content creator alleging mass fraud at daycare centres run by Somali immigrants.
In response, the administration has withheld federal childcare funds from Minnesota.
ICE agents have also been deployed to other cities across the U.S., making thousands of arrests as part of what the administration describes as a crackdown on crime and undocumented immigrants.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar speaks out on fatal shooting by ICE agents
05:38 , Shweta SharmaMinnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar reacted to the fatal shooting of Renee Good by ICE agents in Minneapolis on Wednesday, calling for full transparency.
"I am praying for the family and loved ones of the woman who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis this morning. This tragedy is the result of the administration sending federal agents onto our streets against the wishes of local law enforcement, including our respected Police Chief Brian O'Hara,” she wrote.
“We need full transparency and an investigation of what happened, and I am deeply concerned that statements made by DHS do not appear to reflect video evidence and on-the-ground accounts.
“While our immigration enforcement should be focused on apprehending and prosecuting violent criminals to make our communities safer, these ICE actions are doing the opposite and making our state less safe."
Driver shot in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person killed in US immigration crackdown
05:21 , Shweta SharmaThe fatal shooting of a woman by ICE agents in Minneapolis is at least the fifth death in the wake of the Trump administration’s aggressive U.S. immigration crackdown.
The Department of Homeland Security said the officer fired in self-defense as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good tried to run down officers with her vehicle.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said video of the incident showed it was reckless and unnecessary.
Last September, Immigration and Customs Enforcement fatally shot another person outside Chicago.
Two people have died after being struck by vehicles while fleeing immigration authorities. And a California farmworker fell from a greenhouse and broke his neck during an ICE raid last July.
No officers or agents have been charged in the deaths.Those killed so far are:
1. Silverio Villegas González, 38 – Line cook from Mexico; fatally shot during a traffic stop in suburban Chicago on 12 September.
2. Jaime Alanis, 57 – Farmworker from Mexico; fell from a greenhouse roof during an ICE raid in Camarillo, California, on 10 July.
3. Roberto Carlos Montoya Valdez, 52 – From Guatemala; struck by an SUV while running across a California freeway on 14 August.
4. Josué Castro Rivera, 24 – Gardener from Honduras; struck by a pickup truck on Interstate 264 in Norfolk, Virginia, on 23 October while fleeing a traffic stop.
What has Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said about the shooting?
05:01 , Katie HawkinsonMinneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has criticized federal law enforcement agents after an ICE officer fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good on Wednesday morning.
Shortly after the shooting, Frey called on ICE to “get the f*** out” of Minneapolis.
Frey then pushed back after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem described Good’s actions as “an act of domestic terrorism.”
“The notion that this is domestic terrorism on the form of the victim, yeah, it's positively ridiculous,” Frey told CNN’s Anderson Cooper.
Frey also responded to criticism over his call for ICE to “get the f*** out” of Minneapolis.
“I'm so sorry if I offended their Disney princess ears. But here's the thing: if we're talking about what's inflammatory, on the one hand, you’ve got someone who dropped an F bomb, and on the other hand, you’ve got someone who killed somebody else. F bomb, killing somebody. I think the more inflammatory action is killing somebody,” Frey told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins.
Everything we know about the deadly ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis
04:40 , Katie HawkinsonA 37-year-old woman was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minnesota, sparking sharply conflicting accounts of the incident from local, state and federal officials.
The fatal shooting occurred on a street in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, where numerous immigration officers were present following a recent influx of federal agents to the city, according to the City of Minneapolis. The woman’s mother identified her as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, according to The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Here’s what we know so far about the shooting:
Fury after Renee Good is shot dead by ICE agent on Minneapolis street
Tim Walz to Minnesotans: Don't give Trump an excuse to invoke Insurrection Act
04:24 , Katie HawkinsonGovernor Tim Walz warned that Minnesotans shouldn’t give President Donald Trump’s administration reason to invoke the Insurrection Act.
His remarks came as protesters gathered in Minneapolis after an ICE officer fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good.
Large crowds are now gathered in the city to protest her killing.
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Tom Homan says he won't comment further on Minneapolis shooting
04:15 , Katie HawkinsonWhite House border czar Tom Homan told CBS News’s Tony Dokoupil he won’t comment further on the shooting in Minneapolis.
“I’d be unprofessional to comment on what I think happened in that situation. Let the investigation play out and hold people accountable based on the investigation,” Homan said.
Earlier Wednesday, Homan posted on X that the shooting “is yet another tragic example of the results of the hateful rhetoric and violent attacks against the men and women of ICE and BP.”
“These brave men and women are forced to conduct law enforcement operations in heightened threat environments every day. Like all Americans, our officers have a right to self defense,” he wrote.
Minneapolis mayor responds to criticisms over call for ICE to 'get the f*** out' of city
04:05 , Katie HawkinsonMinneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was asked by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins to respond to Republicans who criticized his call for ICE to “get the f*** out” of the city.
“I'm so sorry if I offended their Disney princess ears. But here's the thing: if we're talking about what's inflammatory, on the one hand, you’ve got someone who dropped an F bomb, and on the other hand, you’ve got someone who killed somebody else. F bomb, killing somebody. I think the more inflammatory action is killing somebody,” Frey told CNN on Wednesday evening.
Frey called for ICE agents to leave the city at a press conference earlier Wednesday.
Renee Nicole Good's neighbor describes her 'beautiful family'
03:55 , Katie HawkinsonMary Radford, a 27-year-old Minneapolis resident who lived next to Renee Nicole Good, told the Minnesota Star Tribune she often saw her and her son in the neighborhood.
“It’s a beautiful family. They have a son. He’s very sweet. He loves our dog. He always has to go run up and pet and play with her. They’re always outside playing,” Radford told the outlet.
The outlet reports Good, 37, had a six-year-old son.
Radford said she had “wonderful conversations” with Good and noted she moved to the neighborhood recently.
Minneapolis Public Schools cancels class for rest of week
03:41 , Katie HawkinsonMinneapolis Public Schools has announced that classes will be canceled on Thursday and Friday.
“Out of an abundance of caution, there will be no school on Thursday, January 8, 2026 and Friday, January 9, 2026 due to safety concerns related to today’s incidents around the city,” the school district’s statement reads.
Demonstrators gather in New York City to protest Minneapolis shooting
03:30 , Katie HawkinsonDemonstrators have gathered in New York City to protest the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good.
Shooting witness says she 'can't let this narrative that it was self-defense go any further'
03:20 , Katie HawkinsonEmily Heller, a Minnesota woman who witnessed an ICE agent fatally shoot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, told CNN she “can't let this narrative that it was self-defense go any further.”
This comes after President Donald Trump said the ICE agent shot Good in “self defense.”
“I don't want to be here, but I knew that this would be twisted and it would be self-defense, and that's absolutely not what happened,” Heller told CNN.
“My life is forever changed from having witnessed this. I just can't let this narrative that it was self-defense go any further, because it's absolutely not what it was,” she continued.
Heller went on to describe the aftermath of the shooting and said it took about 15 minutes for an ambulance to arrive at the scene.
Large crowds gather to protest killing of Renee Nicole Good
03:12 , Katie HawkinsonLarge crowds have reportedly formed in Minneapolis to protest the killing of Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent earlier today.
Community members also organized a vigil for Good on Wednesday evening.
AOC responds to lawmakers' claims that woman was 'weaponizing her vehicle'
03:05 , Katie HawkinsonRepresentative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded to claims by House Speaker Mike Johnson and other lawmakers who said Renee Nicole Good was “weaponizing her vehicle” before she was fatally shot by an ICE agent.
“I think that their editorializing of this event to justify a public murder is disgusting. It is horrifying,” she told reporters.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed earlier Wednesday that Good had “weaponized her vehicle,” and called her actions “an act of domestic terrorism.”
'It's a tragedy of her own making': JD Vance comments on shooting
02:55 , Katie HawkinsonVice President JD Vance has commented after an ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning.
“You can accept that this woman's death is a tragedy while acknowledging it's a tragedy of her own making,” he wrote on X, in response to another user’s post about the shooting.
“Don't illegally interfere in federal law enforcement operations and try to run over our officers with your car. It's really that simple,” he added.
Just minutes later, Vance shared another post voicing the Trump administration’s support for ICE agents.
“I want every ICE officer to know that their president, vice president, and the entire administration stands behind them. To the radicals assaulting them, doxxing them, and threatening them: congratulations, we're going to work even harder to enforce the law,” he wrote.
'I wish they would just leave us the f*** alone': Minnesota senator reacts to shooting
02:40 , Katie HawkinsonMinnesota Senator Tina Smith said she wants her state to be left “the f*** alone” in the wake of today’s fatal shooting by an ICE agent.
Smith’s remarks came after she was asked why the “Trump administration is so fixated” on her state.
“Well, I wish I knew. I mean, I wish they would just leave us the f*** alone. I mean, seriously,” Smith replied.
“When do things stop being about politics and start being about actual human decency? ... We can all hypothesize on what all their political reasons are, but meanwhile, a woman died being shot in her car,” she added.
In pictures: Renee Nicole Good's vigil
02:25 , Katie Hawkinson Watch: Mike Johnson comments on fatal shooting by ICE officer in Minneapolis
02:05 , Katie HawkinsonWhat do we know about Renee Nicole Good?
01:45 , Katie HawkinsonRenee Nicole Good has been identified as the 37-year-old woman fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
Good’s mother, Donna Ganger, confirmed her daughter’s identity to The Minnesota Star-Tribune just hours after the shooting. Members of the Minneapolis City Council also confirmed her identity in a Wednesday evening statement.
“Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known. She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being,” Ganger told the Star-Tribune.
Ganger said her daughter lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
Good also had a son with her former husband, Timmy Ray Macklin Jr., the Star-Tribune reports. Macklin died in 2023. Macklin’s father, Timmy Ray Macklin Sr., told the outlet the six-year-old boy now has “nobody else in his life.”
“I’ll drive. I’ll fly. To come and get my grandchild,” he said.
Minneapolis mayor pushes back on Trump administration's 'domestic terrorism' claims
01:19 , Katie HawkinsonMinneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey pushed back on the Trump administration’s claim that Renee Nicole Good, the woman fatally shot by an ICE officer, committed “an act of domestic terrorism.”
“The notion that this is domestic terrorism on the form of the victim, yeah, it's positively ridiculous,” Frey said Wednesday evening on CNN.
Frey later added: "What you saw was the victim taking at least a three-point turn. This was clearly not with any sort of intention to run somebody over, but to get out of there. And you don't need a legal degree to know that that does not authorize the use of deadly force.”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said earlier Wednesday that the woman “weaponized her vehicle” and characterized her actions as “an act of domestic terrorism.”
White House border czar calls shooting result of 'hateful rhetoric and violent attacks' against ICE
01:00 , Katie HawkinsonTom Homan, the White House’s border czar, called today’s shooting in Minneapolis the “tragic result” of “hateful rhetoric and violent attacks” against federal law enforcement officials.
“The incident in Minneapolis today is yet another tragic example of the results of the hateful rhetoric and violent attacks against the men and women of ICE and BP,” he wrote on X.
“These brave men and women are forced to conduct law enforcement operations in heightened threat environments every day. Like all Americans, our officers have a right to self-defense,” he added.
Thousands protesting in Minneapolis: report
00:57 , Katie HawkinsonThousands of people are now protesting in Minneapolis after an ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, according to The New York Times.
The demonstrators are protesting peacefully at a vigil honoring Good, the outlet reports.
Federal officials have arrested 1,500 people in Minnesota
00:46 , Katie HawkinsonHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday that law enforcement officials have arrested more than 1,500 people in Minnesota in recent weeks.
Today’s shooting took place as federal officials carried out an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis.
Demonstrators gather in NYC to protest Minneapolis shooting
00:35 , Katie HawkinsonHundreds of demonstrators have gathered outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Manhattan to protest the fatal shooting in Minneapolis, according to The New York Times.
Several local politicians are also present at the rally, according to the Times.
Hundreds gather for Renee Nicole Good's vigil
00:27 , Katie HawkinsonCommunity members have organized a vigil honoring Renee Nicole Good, the 37-year-old who was fatally shot by an ICE agent earlier today.
Hundreds have gathered in Minneapolis for the vigil, according to The New York Times.
Minneapolis City Council members release statement: 'We demand that ICE immediately leave'
00:10 , Katie HawkinsonMembers of the Minneapolis City Council released a joint statement Wednesday after an ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good.
“Renee was a resident of our city who was out caring for her neighbors this morning and her life was taken today at the hands of the federal government,” the city council members said.
They went on to “demand that ICE immediately leave” Minneapolis.
Kristi Noem defends ICE agent who fatally shot Minneapolis woman
Wednesday 7 January 2026 23:54 , Katie HawkinsonHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the ICE agent who fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, claiming he “used his training” in the incident.
“It’s clearly established law that a vehicle driven by a person and used to harm someone is a deadly weapon,” Noem said at a Wednesday evening press conference.
“Deadly force is perfectly lawful when a threat is faced by a weapon. So I do believe that this officer used his training in this situation and will let the FBI continue the investigation to get it resolved,” she added.
Noem accuses woman shot by ICE agent of 'stalking' federal officials
Wednesday 7 January 2026 23:46 , Katie HawkinsonHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has claimed the 37-year-old woman fatally shot in her car by an ICE agent was “stalking” federal officials.
The woman has been identified as Renee Nicole Good, according to the Minnesota Star-Tribune. Noem said at a Wednesday evening press conference she “had been stalking and impeding their work all throughout the day.”
Noem once again described the woman’s actions as an “act of domestic terrorism,” echoing her remarks from earlier Wednesday. ICE operations will continue in Minneapolis and throughout the state, she added.
Noem said the agent involved was treated at a local hospital and has since been released. Video of the incident appears to show the agent who fired his gun standing and walking toward the woman’s car afterward.
Renee Nicole Good had a six-year-old son: report
Wednesday 7 January 2026 23:17 , Katie HawkinsonRenee Nicole Good, the woman shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis today, had a young son, according to The Minnesota Star-Tribune.
Good was previously married to Timmy Ray Macklin Jr., and the pair had a son who is now six years old, according to the outlet. Macklin died in 2023 at 36 years old.
Macklin’s father, Timmy Ray Macklin Sr., said the six-year-old has “nobody else in his life.”
“I’ll drive. I’ll fly. To come and get my grandchild,” he told the outlet.
In pictures: Protesters gather near scene where ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good
Wednesday 7 January 2026 23:05 , Katie Hawkinson Lindsey Graham said he watched shooting footage with Trump and fellow senators
Wednesday 7 January 2026 22:53 , Katie HawkinsonSenator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, said he viewed footage of the shooting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
They were joined by Republican Senators Katie Britt and Eric Schmitt, Graham said.
“We watched the video several times with the President. I am told the officer who was struck by the vehicle is recovering in the hospital,” Graham wrote on X.
“This could have easily been prevented by complying with the officer’s command. If an officer lawfully asks you to exit a vehicle but you do not comply and then strike that officer with a vehicle, you may get shot. The takeaway for me is simple. If you try to run over a law enforcement officer with your vehicle, it is at your own peril,” he added.
Kamala Harris speaks out on shooting
Wednesday 7 January 2026 22:50 , Katie HawkinsonFormer Vice President Kamala Harris has spoken out after an ICE agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman, who has reportedly been identified as Renee Nicole Good.
“Today in Minneapolis, ICE agents shot and killed a woman in a shocking incident. Governor Walz has announced the state will ensure a fair investigation, and I am grateful for his swift action,” she wrote on X.
“Many of us have seen the horrifying and painful video, which makes it clear that the Trump administration's explanation of this shooting is pure gaslighting. A full and fair investigation at the state level is absolutely necessary,” she added.
Mother of woman fatally shot by ICE officer speaks out
Wednesday 7 January 2026 22:26 , Katie HawkinsonThe woman fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis earlier today has reportedly been identified as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good.
Her mother, Donna Ganger, is now speaking out.
Ganger told the Minnesota Star Tribune her daughter was “an amazing human being.”
“Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known. She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate,” Ganger told the outlet.
Woman fatally shot by ICE agent identified as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good
Wednesday 7 January 2026 22:18 , Katie HawkinsonThe 37-year-old woman fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis has been identified as Renee Nicole Good, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune.
Good’s mother confirmed her identity to the outlet on Wednesday afternoon.
NYC mayor condemns shooting
Wednesday 7 January 2026 22:14 , Katie HawkinsonNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has condemned the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent.
“This morning, an ICE agent murdered a woman in Minneapolis—only the latest horror in a year full of cruelty. As ICE attacks our neighbors across America, it is an attack on us all. New York stands with immigrants today, and every day that follows,” Mamdani wrote on X.
Woman shot in Minneapolis is at least fifth person killed in Trump’s immigration crackdown
Wednesday 7 January 2026 22:06 , Associated PressThe fatal shooting of a woman by an immigration officer in Minneapolis Wednesday marks at least the fifth death to result from the aggressive U.S. immigration crackdown the Trump administration launched last year.
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Woman shot in Minneapolis is at least fifth person killed in immigration crackdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson reacts to Minnesota shooting
Wednesday 7 January 2026 21:57 , Katie HawkinsonHouse Speaker Mike Johnson said it “appears” the woman fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis had “weaponized” her vehicle.
“Obviously, it's a serious situation. There's going to be a full investigation, as we all know and expect. Look, it appears to us, it appears to, I guess, anybody who sees the video from certain angles, that the driver of the vehicle weaponized that vehicle against law enforcement officers and against bystanders. It was a dangerous situation,” Johnson said Wednesday.
“People make snap judgments in those situations, and it's a really sad outcome,” he added.
Activist organization plans vigil for woman fatally shot by ICE agent
Wednesday 7 January 2026 21:48 , Katie HawkinsonA Minnesota activist organization is planning an “emergency vigil” for the woman fatally shot by an ICE agent earlier today.
The vigil is scheduled for today at 5 p.m. local time, the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee announced on Facebook.
“We witnessed an atrocious attack on our community today. Community members were taken from us and an observer was shot dead. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA NOW,” the organization wrote.
Chaos in Minnesota: Everything we know about the ICE shooting in Minneapolis
Wednesday 7 January 2026 21:31 , Brendan RasciusA 37-year-old woman was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minnesota, sparking sharply conflicting accounts of the incident from local, state and federal officials.
The fatal shooting occurred on a street in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, where numerous immigration officers were present, following a recent influx of federal agents to the city, according to the City of Minneapolis.
Here’s what we know so far about the shooting:
Chaos in Minnesota: Everything we know about the ICE shooting in Minneapolis
Police clear scene of shooting as demonstrators chant 'ICE out now!'
Wednesday 7 January 2026 21:25 , Katie HawkinsonMinneapolis police cleared the barricades from the scene of today’s fatal shooting and proceeded to leave the area, according to The New York Times.
As the officers walked away, hundreds of protesters were following them, chanting “ICE out now” and throwing snowballs, the Times reports.
Tim Walz to protesters: Don't give Trump an excuse to invoke Insurrection Act
Wednesday 7 January 2026 21:16 , Katie HawkinsonGovernor Tim Walz warned that Minnesotans shouldn’t give President Donald Trump’s administration reason to invoke the Insurrection Act.
His statement comes as demonstrators gather in the street after an ICE officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis.
“So to Minnesotans, don't take the bait. Do not take the bait. Do not allow them to deploy federal troops into here. Do not allow them to invoke the Insurrection Act. Do not allow them to declare martial law. Do not allow them to lie about the security and the decency of this state,” Walz said.
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Tim Walz asks Americans to 'stand with us' in wake of fatal shooting
Wednesday 7 January 2026 21:01 , Katie HawkinsonMinnesota Governor Tim Walz asked Americans to “stand with us” after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis.
“This is about public safety, and this about normalcy. To Americans who are watching this, if you're in Portland, or you're in LA, or you're in Chicago, or you're wherever they're coming next, stand with us. Stand with us against this. This was so, so preventable, so unnecessary,” Walz said.
“Maybe we're at their McCarthy moment. Do you have no decency? Do you have no decency? We have someone dead in their car for no reason whatsoever,” he continued.
Minnesota governor says Trump and Noem have 'done enough'
Wednesday 7 January 2026 20:49 , Katie HawkinsonMinnesota Governor Tim Walz said President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem have “done enough” after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis.
“I have a very simple message: we do not need any further help from the federal government. To Donald Trump and Kristi Noem, you've done enough,” Walz said at a Wednesday afternoon press conference.
Walz said he sent a “warning order” to the Minneapolis National Guard, which will allow them to prepare for deployment if necessary.
“Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight. We will not take the bait,” Walz said.
Lawmakers condemn ICE agent who fatally shot woman
Wednesday 7 January 2026 20:41 , Katie HawkinsonNational lawmakers have started speaking out against ICE after an agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis today.
“Democrats cannot vote for a DHS budget that doesn’t restrain the growing lawlessness of this agency,” Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy wrote on X.
Representative Ilhan Omar called for a “full, comprehensive investigation and legal action against the agency” in the wake of the shooting.
“ICE’s actions today were unconscionable and reprehensible. I am beyond outraged that their reckless, callous actions led to the killing of a legal observer in Minneapolis,” she wrote on X.
Trump defends ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Wednesday 7 January 2026 20:36 , Katie HawkinsonPresident Donald Trump has defended the ICE agent who fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis today.
“I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“Based on the attached clip, it is hard to believe he is alive, but is now recovering in the hospital. The situation is being studied, in its entirety, but the reason these incidents are happening is because the Radical Left is threatening, assaulting, and targeting our Law Enforcement Officers and ICE Agents on a daily basis,” he added.
“They are just trying to do the job of MAKING AMERICA SAFE. We need to stand by and protect our Law Enforcement Officers from this Radical Left Movement of Violence and Hate!”
Minneapolis mayor goes on profanity filled anti-ICE tirade after agent shoots woman dead
Wednesday 7 January 2026 20:28 , Josh MarcusMinneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey issued a scathing denunciation of the Trump administration and called for federal agents to “get the f*** out” of the city on Wednesday, after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a woman who was blocking law enforcement in her vehicle.
“We do not want you here,” Frey said during a Wednesday news conference.
Minneapolis mayor goes on profanity filled anti-ICE tirade after agent shoots woman
Fury in Minnesota after ICE agent shoots woman dead as she drove away from authorities during deportation raids
Wednesday 7 January 2026 20:21 , Ariana BaioA 37-year-old woman was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in southeast Minneapolis Wednesday morning as officers were conducting a deportation raid in the city.
The shooting, which occurred days after the Department of Homeland Security deployed an additional 2,000 federal agents to the city, drew immediate outrage from officials who blasted the operation. Dozens descended on the scene of the shooting to protest the killing in the immediate aftermath.
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