BBC: 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.
