The city of Minneapolis is reeling in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a woman by an immigration agent, as federal and local authorities clash over the latest violence in President Donald Trump's nationwide immigration crackdown.
The woman, identified by the Minneapolis City Council as Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot in the head on Jan. 7 in a residential neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis. The fatal shooting was captured on video by witnesses and sparked widespread anger amid heightened political and community tensions over immigration activity in the city.
Lawmakers have called for the arrest of the officer involved in the shooting, and the Minneapolis City Council has demanded that Immigration and Customs Enforcement leave the city immediately. The Trump administration has asserted that the agent fired in self-defense, while local leaders have disputed its account of what led to the shooting.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey vehemently blamed federal immigration agents for sowing chaos in the city and said video of the shooting contradicted what he called the government's "garbage narrative."
"They are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense," Frey said at a Jan. 7 news conference. "Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bull----."
