Fatal Shooting of Woman by Immigration Agent Sparks Outrage in Minneapolis

Fri Jan 09 2026 05:43:09 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

The incident has ignited a significant controversy between local and federal authorities, as protests erupt in response to the shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent.

A US immigration agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old woman, in Minneapolis, leading to stark disagreements between federal officials and local leaders regarding the circumstances of the incident. While federal authorities labeled Good a 'violent rioter' attempting to run over agents, local officials accused the agent of reckless use of power. The shooting has prompted protests across the city, as community members gather to condemn the actions of ICE and demand accountability.

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 said that an ICE officer was 'viciously' run over. 'It is hard to believe he is alive, but is now recovering in the hospital,' he wrote.

The president also blamed the 'Radical Left' for 'threatening, assaulting, and targeting our Law Enforcement Officers and ICE Agents on a daily basis.'

Speaking to press later in the day, Noem called the loss of life 'preventable'. But she repeatedly claimed that the ICE agent fired in self-defense and that Good used her vehicle as a 'deadly weapon' against agents. The details are pending an FBI investigation she said, adding that the same agent injured Wednesday was also hit by a car in the line of duty in June.

The Minneapolis City Council, however, said that Good was simply 'caring for her neighbors' when she was shot and killed.

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, as protesters chanted slogans and delivered speeches.

Top Democrats, like former Vice President Kamala Harris and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, also released statements Wednesday evening. Harris called the Trump administration's version of events 'gaslighting'.

Protests are also taking place in cities outside Minneapolis, with gatherings expected in New Orleans, Miami, Seattle and New York City.