VIDEO ICE agent fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis. The mayor's furious reaction: “Get the hell out of town.” JD Vance says victim 'did it with her own hand'

A US immigration agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in her car in Minneapolis on Wednesday, the latest act of violence in President Donald Trump's national campaign against immigrants, Reuters reports.

Vice President JD Vance stated on X that it was a “tragedy” but the victim “did it by her own hand.” In another social media post, he added that “I want every ICE officer to know that their president and vice president and the entire administration have their back.”

Minnesota's Democratic governor said he had “warned for weeks” that ICE operations in his state were “a threat to public safety.”

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has strongly rejected the Trump administration's claim that the agent fired in self-defense, saying video of the incident directly contradicts what he called the government's “sob story.”

“They are already trying to present this incident as an act of self-defense,” a visibly angry Frey told a news conference. “Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everyone straight up that it's bullshit.”

Mayor: 'Get the hell out of Minneapolis'

Frey blamed federal immigration agents for bringing chaos to the city, and had a message for ICE: “Get the hell out of Minneapolis.”

He urged the city's residents to remain calm as Democratic leaders in Minnesota, Washington and elsewhere in the United States called the ICE operation an unnecessary provocation that led to tragedy.

The Minnesota City Council identified the dead woman as Renee Nicole Good and said the life of a morning carer for her neighbors “was taken today by the federal government.” The city council also demanded that ICE leave the city immediately.

At nightfall, a crowd of thousands gathered at the scene of the incident in a residential area of ​​the city's Central district and lit candles. Earlier, some protesters were met by heavily armed federal agents wearing gas masks, who fired tear gas.

The federal government's version: He tried to use his vehicle as a weapon

Kristi Noem, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, told a news conference that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were responding to a call about a vehicle stuck in the snow when they were harassed by a “crowd of troublemakers.”

One of the protesters, later identified as Good, followed the agents all day, Noem said. Good blocked their vehicle and refused to pull over, she said.

“Then he started using his vehicle as a weapon and tried to hit a police officer,” Noem told a news conference, saying the car hit the officer.

She characterized the incident as domestic terrorism and said the act was being investigated by the FBI. State officials said they would launch their own investigation.

What the images of the incident show

Footage of the killing of Renee Nicole Good posted on social media and verified by Reuters casts doubt on the government's version.

A widely shared clip showed a Honda SUV partially blocking the road. At the start of the clip, the driver slowly drives forward before pulling over to let another car pass.

The driver, with the window down, then appears to signal an approaching pickup truck to pass. Instead, the van pulls up and two officers get out and approach the car on foot.

As one of the officers orders the female driver out of the SUV and grabs the door handle, the vehicle backs up a bit and a third officer moves in front of the passenger side of the car.

The driver then moves forward, swerving to the right in what appears to be an attempt to get away from the police. The officer in front of the car draws his gun, steps back and fires just as the left front bumper of the moving car approaches his feet.

He fires three shots, including at least one after the front bumper of the car passed him. It is unclear from the video whether the car hit the officer, who remained standing throughout the incident.

After the shots, the car accelerates and crashes into parked cars and a pole.

🚨 Videos don't lie.

So here is slow-motion footage showing ICE agents illegally detaining a US citizen in Minneapolis… and shooting her as she tries to drive away.

Watch closely: she never drove towards an agent.

The agents attempted to aggressively force her out of her car… pic.twitter.com/RLk5Qrjbzb

— Jesus Freakin Congress (@TheJFreakinC) January 7, 2026

Noem said the officer was an experienced one and “followed the instructions he received”. He was treated by a doctor at the hospital and discharged.