Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Barriers went up around Minneapolis' Whipple Federal Building on Friday and came down at the site where a woman was fatally shot by an immigration officer earlier in the week.
WCCO-TV in Minneapolis reported that crews set up concrete barriers outside the federal building before dawn as demonstrators gathered to protest Wednesday's shooting of Renee Nicole Good by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officer Jonathan Ross. A crowd gathered outside the building Thursday, as well, and was met by a line of federal law enforcement surrounding the building.
City officials, meanwhile, announced Friday plans to remove barriers blocking the streets near where Good was shot. The city said it was doing so to open routes in case of medical or fire emergencies in the area.
The shooting took place on Portland Avenue near East 34th Street as protesters allegedly tried to block a convoy of ICE vehicles traveling down Portland Avenue. Videos from the scene appeared to show Good's SUV blocking part of the street.
ICE accused Good of attempting to use her SUV to run over Ross, who fired two shots at her, one of which struck her in the head and killed her. The agency said she used her vehicle as a weapon to carry out an act of terrorism.
