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ICE agent shoots woman in the face.

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Eyesopenwideawake · 07/01/2026 21:18

It had to happen; in Minneapolis a woman in a car was shouting at the multiple ICE agents. One tried to open her car door, she started to drive away and was shot 2 (3? 4?) times in the head.

Trump is blaming her. Fucking hell.

EDIT BY MNHQ - Though the footage of this incident is in the public domain, we have removed the link originally included in this thread as we believe it could cause distress.

ICE officer fatally shoots driver in Minneapolis

Video taken by bystander Caitlin Callenson shows an ICE officer fatally shooting a driver in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, 2026.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9CJY5p0xz4

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StandFirm · 08/01/2026 07:42

RingoJuice · 08/01/2026 07:37

She was shouting that ICE was coming and blocked their vehicles with her car.

And if you crossed the border illegally or overstayed your visa, you are NOT law abiding.

Im sorry for this outcome, but she should not have been there interfering with deportation measures.

Do you think she deserved to die?

Pinguuuus · 08/01/2026 07:42

I hope people in this country wake up and realise that if they vote Reform we could be the next country with armed thugs on the street knocking on doors.

Im all for curbing unchecked immigration but not like this.

Danja2010 · 08/01/2026 07:44

VillaDiodati · 08/01/2026 07:30

You mean more rioting,cities burning,businesses being ransacked? Yes I'm sure that's what's needed here. Alternatively the woman Renee Good could just have got out of her vehicle when told to and not instead accelerated toward the ICE agent.

Again she was also told to leave by another officer , apparently.
We also don’t need a police state in the USA ones who shoot first and ask questions
later. This just doesn’t happen in civilized countries and under Trump we now have mayhem that he now wants to spread to the world ! No, thanks keep the mayhem on the gun soaked , Wild, Wild West of America in America please.

VillaDiodati · 08/01/2026 07:45

Chiseltip · 08/01/2026 07:37

Why didn't she just get out of the car?

What were her intentions?

All the videos I've seen show this woman being yelled at to get out of the vehicle and instead she accelerates toward the ICE agent so I guess her intentions were to run him over. In my eyes the ICE agent acted in self defence but you're not allowed to say that on here because Orange Man Bad and anyone and everyone associated with him is evil,a nazi,blah blah blah.

coip · 08/01/2026 07:47

it’s obviously a tragedy, but driving off when an armed agent is asking you to step out of your car is a suicidal thing to do and all Americans know this.

DoneWithMen · 08/01/2026 07:47

LordBummenbachsMagnificentBalls · 07/01/2026 21:54

I’m truly astonished at what is happening in USA right now. Womens rights being completely rolled back, healthcare inaccessible for many, masked federal agents freely kidnapping people off the streets and now apparently shooting at will. Not to mention the state abducting foreign leaders and threatening to invade NATO territories.

I wonder if Americans realise how many parallels there are with the rise of fascism or Nazism in their country, with the slow degradation of rights and lack of respect for foreign sovereignty?

Believe me, there are plenty of Americans who are horrified by everything that has happened since Trump arrived on the scene. It’s frightening.

VillaDiodati · 08/01/2026 07:48

Danja2010 · 08/01/2026 07:44

Again she was also told to leave by another officer , apparently.
We also don’t need a police state in the USA ones who shoot first and ask questions
later. This just doesn’t happen in civilized countries and under Trump we now have mayhem that he now wants to spread to the world ! No, thanks keep the mayhem on the gun soaked , Wild, Wild West of America in America please.

Maybe you've got mayhem because Trump is actually trying to clear out the criminals and illegals that the pathetic Biden regime were quite happy to give free reign. Trump is doing what he was voted in to do.

Untailored · 08/01/2026 07:48

Why oh why don’t people just do what the officers tell them. I don’t live in America and even I know they’ll shoot you for no reason. So if one of them was shouting at me, I’d be doing whatever they said, however aggressive and unreasonable they were being.

That is not victim blaming, they murdered her no question. But she was sadly optimistic to think they’d behave like normal police officers should.

StandFirm · 08/01/2026 07:50

Pinguuuus · 08/01/2026 07:42

I hope people in this country wake up and realise that if they vote Reform we could be the next country with armed thugs on the street knocking on doors.

Im all for curbing unchecked immigration but not like this.

Will, not 'could'.
And we would have to resist.
Immigration is just a flimsy justification. It's really about controlling the American population and getting rid of the pesky little things called 'law' and 'rights'. It's about replacing the law and due process, human rights, with raw brutality and chaos where only one powerful individual can reign. It's about absolutism.
I suggest everyone brushes up on the 18th century philosophers that inspired the Founding Fathers.

VillaDiodati · 08/01/2026 07:52

BloodandGlitter · 07/01/2026 21:54

ICE seems to attract the worst of the worst. Agents have been spotted with Nazi tattoos. It appeals to them because they feel powerful.

Yes and I'm sure I read somewhere all ICE agents are awaiting their new Stormtrooper uniforms🙄

Danja2010 · 08/01/2026 07:52

VillaDiodati · 08/01/2026 07:45

All the videos I've seen show this woman being yelled at to get out of the vehicle and instead she accelerates toward the ICE agent so I guess her intentions were to run him over. In my eyes the ICE agent acted in self defence but you're not allowed to say that on here because Orange Man Bad and anyone and everyone associated with him is evil,a nazi,blah blah blah.

Your interpretation is not correct. You were not there and did not hear or see everything. She NEVER accelerated except after she was already dying/ dead and lost control of her car . I am using verified videos and verified accounts by witnesses that were actually there that have been reported,and checked by reiiable news sources.

RingoJuice · 08/01/2026 07:56

Coffeeandbooks88 · 08/01/2026 07:41

The response I expected.

Also maybe not meddling in other countries and you won't get all these South Americans trying to come. 🙄

Venezuelans were leaving in the millions under Maduro. They would have continued if nothing was done. Had nothing to do with US actions, more to do with our inaction more than anything.

But I know your number. You think America is an illegitimate place from the start because ‘we took it from native Americans’ so if we get invaded by tens of millions of illegals, you don’t care at all.

You probably think much the same about the UK in all honesty. So forgive me if I don’t seek your approval on these things

OtterlyAstounding · 08/01/2026 07:57

Danja2010 · 08/01/2026 07:17

One witnesss said she was told to leave so that’s what she was trying to do then another one told her to get out of the car. You have another person on the sidelines yelling NO repeatedly. The officer that shot her was standing to the side of the car and she clearly panicked and just wanted to leave.
It is not yet clear how she ended up there. She was new to Minneapolis.
Apparently, the officers so called fell on the ice leaving so any injury could have been from the fall.
Meanwhile, back in Salt Lake City there is a mass murder that happened at a funeral.
I swear the USA is imploding .

Yes, to be fair, I'm just working off the evidence that seems to show she knew it was an ICE operation and she was there to be part of/witness a protest, which could well be wrong. I also see she has a wife, and one son whose father is deceased, rather than a husband and children as I initially thought.

If she was just accidentally caught in the situation, I can understand panicking and just trying to drive away.

If she did knowingly choose to be in the middle of it, I think it was bloody stupid. Everyone knows what ICE or US law enforcement can be like, and that you don't mess around with them, which might not be fair, but is reality. It hasn't achieved anything, and now she's dead. It's a tragedy (and the ICE agent shouldn't have shot her, for god's sake), but it frustrates me when people lionise this kind of behaviour - putting yourself in the middle, and not complying. It's irresponsible, ineffective, and dangerous.

At the end of the day, a dead 'hero' is still dead, and they're not really a 'hero' if they achieved nothing.

The US really is a shitshow, but I think the only way out of it is voting, not individuals putting themselves in danger. As a person pointed out up-thread, only 65% of the eligible population turned up at the polls at the last election! It's like none of them even care.

RingoJuice · 08/01/2026 07:58

StandFirm · 08/01/2026 07:42

Do you think she deserved to die?

No.

It’s a direct consequence of her actions tho. She should not have tried to interfere with ICE agents. What made her think she could just, fuck with law enforcement??

RingoJuice · 08/01/2026 08:01

StandFirm · 08/01/2026 07:50

Will, not 'could'.
And we would have to resist.
Immigration is just a flimsy justification. It's really about controlling the American population and getting rid of the pesky little things called 'law' and 'rights'. It's about replacing the law and due process, human rights, with raw brutality and chaos where only one powerful individual can reign. It's about absolutism.
I suggest everyone brushes up on the 18th century philosophers that inspired the Founding Fathers.

Unfortunately 20 million illegal immigrants won’t leave when asked nicely.

They should just pack up and go, take the exit money, and to their credit, about 2 million have done so in the past year.

GAJLY · 08/01/2026 08:02

MyGoals · 07/01/2026 22:13

I've seen the video too. She was told to exit the car and drive off, in the direction of other police. She could have killed him. He had no idea what her intentions were.

If you're told to stop and exit by police you DO NOT drive.

I agree with this. If the police tell you to stop then you stop. You don’t drive off into the direction of people.

PunnyUmberViewer · 08/01/2026 08:03

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Alexandra2001 · 08/01/2026 08:03

RingoJuice · 08/01/2026 07:58

No.

It’s a direct consequence of her actions tho. She should not have tried to interfere with ICE agents. What made her think she could just, fuck with law enforcement??

Well that as well maybe but in a decent society, law enforcement don't go around killing people for no real reason.

The Video shows the ICE agent side onto the vehicle, the car moves froward turning away from him... he then fired shots into her head.

That in itself is bad enough but then you have the WH calling her a terrorist/weaponising her vehicle...

He murdered her.

Bad things can happen but its up to the democratic process and its leaders to call this out, not defend it, thats what dictators do, where there is no accountability.

RingoJuice · 08/01/2026 08:14

Bad things can happen but its up to the democratic process

We voted for Trump, Congress passed legislation to finance and expand ICE. This WAS the democratic process.

But this protester thought she had the right to interfere with ICE. Who the FUCK voted for her? Why do her feelings override all that we voted for?

Fulmine · 08/01/2026 08:14

RingoJuice · 08/01/2026 07:34

No, I along with millions of other Americans voted for this.

it was a tragic outcome but who does she think she is, trying to interfere in a law enforcement procedure? Do her personal feelings outweigh the votes of many people like me?

If you crossed the border or overstayed your visa, you should have already made preparations to go home. You cannot just settle in whatever country you’d like, against the wishes of the people who live there.

Do you think that makes it OK to shoot her, and to prevent medics from helping her?

Did you vote for people to die because they make life a bit inconvenient for ICE officers?

PandoraSocks · 08/01/2026 08:18

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Illegal criminal attempts to escape law enforcement officers by driving a vehicle directly at them

You make it sound as though she was speeding towards him. She wasn't. The car was barely moving. So if she was intentionally driving towards him he had plenty of time to get out of the way.

He murdered her for no reason.

We can only dream of such a robust response to illegal criminals on the streets of Europe

What kind of person writes this?

1dayatatime · 08/01/2026 08:20

There are some posters on this thread falsely suggesting that
a) there was no officer stood in front of the vehicle (the video shows there is) or b) that the officer ran in front of a moving vehicle - when the video shows he was stood there before the vehicle moves.

If you don't believe me then just watch the video slowly.

Now my question is what is the motive for these posters deliberately putting out such fake information - is it the hope that if they are quick in sowing disinformation then maybe some of it will stick or create doubts?

Alexandra2001 · 08/01/2026 08:22

RingoJuice · 08/01/2026 08:14

Bad things can happen but its up to the democratic process

We voted for Trump, Congress passed legislation to finance and expand ICE. This WAS the democratic process.

But this protester thought she had the right to interfere with ICE. Who the FUCK voted for her? Why do her feelings override all that we voted for?

You voted for mass deportations, which as you say, congress etc have backed this.

But i thought you still had the right to protest in the USA? 1st amendment, has that gone now.

She posed no danger, there was no reason to kill her, being stupid/unwise/foolish shouldn't be punished by death.

She could have easily been tracked down and dealt with by the courts/law of the land if required.

whymadam · 08/01/2026 08:23

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Good grief

Coffeeandbooks88 · 08/01/2026 08:24

RingoJuice · 08/01/2026 07:56

Venezuelans were leaving in the millions under Maduro. They would have continued if nothing was done. Had nothing to do with US actions, more to do with our inaction more than anything.

But I know your number. You think America is an illegitimate place from the start because ‘we took it from native Americans’ so if we get invaded by tens of millions of illegals, you don’t care at all.

You probably think much the same about the UK in all honesty. So forgive me if I don’t seek your approval on these things

No I am just finding it a bit ironic.

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