Controversy Erupts After Immigration Agent Shoots Woman in Minneapolis

Fri Jan 09 2026 20:43:47 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

A US immigration agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, leading to protests and a clash of narratives between federal and local officials regarding the incident.

A tragic shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a US immigration agent has sparked outrage in Minneapolis, with conflicting reports from federal and local officials regarding the circumstances of the event. While federal officials claim the shooting was in self-defense against a 'violent rioter,' local leaders describe it as an abuse of power. The incident has led to protests and calls for an investigation into the actions of ICE in the city.

A US immigration agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman on Wednesday in the city of Minneapolis, but the details of what led up to the incident have left a wide chasm between federal and local government officials.

Trump administration officials claim the woman, identified as Renee Nicole Good, was a 'violent rioter' attempting to run over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents when one agent fired 'defensive shots' into her vehicle.

But city and state leaders, and Democrats nationally, are disputing that account.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey claims that 'this was an agent recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying,' telling ICE agents: 'Get out of our city.'

Multiple videos posted to social media by onlookers appear to show the moment of the shooting, which occurred around 10:25 local time.

From various vantage points, a maroon SUV can be seen blocking a residential street in Minneapolis. A crowd of people, who appear to be protesting, are lining the sidewalk area.

Multiple law enforcement vehicles appear nearby. Immigration agents pull up to the vehicle parked in the street, get out of the truck and order the woman behind the wheel to get out of the SUV. One of the agents tugs at the driver's side door handle.

Another agent is positioned near the front of the vehicle. It's not clear exactly where the officer is standing based on the videos reviewed immediately by the BBC. That agent opens fire as the maroon SUV attempts to drive off.

Three pops are heard, and the vehicle can be seen losing control and crashing into a white car parked along the street nearby.

The shooting comes amid a major immigration crackdown in Minneapolis by the Trump administration.

US homeland security secretary Kristi Noem said the deceased woman's actions constituted 'domestic terrorism' - and that ICE's operations in the city will continue.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that an ICE officer was 'viciously' run over, blaming the 'Radical Left' for 'threatening, assaulting, and targeting our Law Enforcement Officers and ICE Agents on a daily basis.'

Protests erupted in several parts of the city as outraged Minneapolis residents condemned the shooting and called for ICE to leave. According to local media reports, the main gathering happened near the scene of the shooting.

A makeshift vigil, displaying flowers and candles, was laid in the snow there, as protesters chanted slogans and delivered speeches. The Minneapolis City Council stated that Good was simply 'caring for her neighbors' when she was shot and killed.

The deployment of ICE agents to Minneapolis is part of a larger crackdown on illegal immigration by the Trump administration, which has faced criticism for its tactics in immigrant communities.

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