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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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UncannyFanny · 08/01/2026 13:31

W0tnow · 08/01/2026 13:29

Because there was no reason to shoot her in the face.

And you don’t drive away when armed officers tell you to get out of your vehicle.

Mangelwurzelfortea · 08/01/2026 13:32

UncannyFanny · 08/01/2026 13:31

And you don’t drive away when armed officers tell you to get out of your vehicle.

How did she know they were armed officers? They're not wearing uniforms and their cars are unmarked. Anyone sane would drive away from someone clutching a gun trying to get into their car for no reason.

DdraigGoch · 08/01/2026 13:32

A2C · 08/01/2026 10:51

An out of control vehicle is no more dangerous (arguably less) than a vehicle being driven by a person who is aiming to knock over a pedestrian or who is reckless as to whether they will knock over a pedestrian.

The US legal system and case law is very different to the UK. I think that if this went to court it would likely be ruled to be self defence.

A clip from the US TV channel ABC showed the car hitting the ICE agent before or just as he opened fire.

At that moment in time, he had to decide whether he was threatened with imminent deadly force. Deadly force doesn't just mean something that could kill you but also, in a UK context, the equivalent of being threatened with GBH (grievous bodily harm).

People usually think of deadly weapons as involving guns or knives etc, but having a huge American car revving it's engine and driving directly at you certainly counts as a deadly weapon.

People have suggested that he should have moved out of the way. But where? It was an icy road and the front wheels did not have traction at first - the car could have gone anywhere.

From a US perspective, part of any legal case would be was his action reasonable? Would a reasonable and prudent person in those circumstances also come to the same conclusion?

It wouldn't be down to the ICE agent to prove that it was a reasonable belief, it would be down to the prosecution to proof that no reasonable or prudent person in that same situation would come to the same conclusion.

There is also no need to be "perfect", just "reasonable" in his belief that he was about to be run over. So the agent didn't have to be "correct" that he was about to be seriously injured by being run over, just that he "reasonably" believed that he was about to be.

That's rather a high hurdle for any prosecution to overcome.

I think there was something like two or three seconds from the woman revving her engine and moving towards the agent and the three shots being fired.

She wasn't aiming to knock over anyone. Her wheels were turned to the right, which is why the car went to the right.

Under Minnesota state law, "self defense" must be "reasonable and proportionate" to prevent loss of life.

Firing three rounds - two of which were through the side window - was not reasonable or proportionate.

Whyhaveibeencutoutofmamsnot · 08/01/2026 13:33

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Questionablmouse · 08/01/2026 13:33

Playingvideogames · 08/01/2026 13:29

This woman was white. And blonde.

Many ICE officers are not white.

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And an innocent mother was was murdered.

I'm also not talking about ice officers. I'm talking about how dehumanizing and disgusting the camps the Trump set up are. You know the camps where the "illegals" are being sent by said ICE officers?

America is a failing state and trump is standing gleefully at the helm steering it down.

W0tnow · 08/01/2026 13:33

UncannyFanny · 08/01/2026 13:31

And you don’t drive away when armed officers tell you to get out of your vehicle.

If you do, being shot in the face should in no circumstances, be the outcome. None.

UncannyFanny · 08/01/2026 13:33

Mangelwurzelfortea · 08/01/2026 13:32

How did she know they were armed officers? They're not wearing uniforms and their cars are unmarked. Anyone sane would drive away from someone clutching a gun trying to get into their car for no reason.

The sirens they turned on before they approached the vehicle are a bit of a give away.

Echobelly · 08/01/2026 13:34

Good analysis here:

https://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net/post/3mbw2o7ky6c2u

This also debunks that the agent was 'lifted of his feet' as claimed by at least one poster here - there is footage from another angle from a distance but it just shows him hurrying to step back from the car. His feet are clearly visible and pointing away from the car in the close-up footage.

Mangelwurzelfortea · 08/01/2026 13:34

The US needs to face up to the fact that it's being run by a psychopath and his militias. It can barely be considered a democracy, let alone ruler of the 'free' world.

UncannyFanny · 08/01/2026 13:34

W0tnow · 08/01/2026 13:33

If you do, being shot in the face should in no circumstances, be the outcome. None.

No, but you do expect that it might inflame the situation.

Mangelwurzelfortea · 08/01/2026 13:35

UncannyFanny · 08/01/2026 13:33

The sirens they turned on before they approached the vehicle are a bit of a give away.

Oh right, well that's fine then, she deserved to get shot in the face.

DrPrunesqualer · 08/01/2026 13:35

Thankyou

I hadn’t seen that earlier video of her in her car waving the ICE cars past her of which one does

The next ICE car occupants then decide they don’t want to drive past and would rather harass and then just shoot her

DrBlackbird · 08/01/2026 13:36

UncannyFanny · 08/01/2026 13:31

And you don’t drive away when armed officers tell you to get out of your vehicle.

You do not shoot someone dead because they’ve driven away. They knew that she was not a violent murderous criminal.

PandoraSocks · 08/01/2026 13:36

EasternStandard · 08/01/2026 13:29

No comment away, as you want. I don’t think anyone has the full facts and can be fully confident in their declaration and possibly could undermine a trial.

People seem certain, and can express it and I’ll think why so certain you’re not in a court with evidence. But go ahead.

You are so engrossed in lecturing posters on what they should and shouldn't post you are forgetting what this thread is actually about. The horrific shooting of Renee Good.

Some empathy for her and her now orphaned child wouldn't go amiss. That won't affect any trial, which at the moment seems unlikely to happen anyway.

Hyperobject · 08/01/2026 13:36

Mangelwurzelfortea · 08/01/2026 13:29

So it's irresponsible to panic when faced with unprovoked threatening behaviour from armed people who could be anyone (didn't see any uniforms or badges on those ICE personel or their cars), and if you do, then it's your own fault if you're shot in the head? Good to know.

If you witnessed such a scene from your living room window, would you leave your house to film it, perhaps shout some obscenities or throw a snow ball? Would you try to leave your house when there are armed men outside (with no uniforms or badges, as you assert).

No, you would not. Let’s be serious for a moment.

Questionablmouse · 08/01/2026 13:36

UncannyFanny · 08/01/2026 13:31

And you don’t drive away when armed officers tell you to get out of your vehicle.

There was no reason to execute her.

They had her car details on video. If they felt she'd broken a law they could have passed those along to the police who could have dealt with it.

She did not deserve to be murdered for her actions.

Manifestsleep · 08/01/2026 13:37

RingoJuice · 08/01/2026 13:16

ICE are supposed to apprehend all illegal immigrants. Not just the ‘criminals’. What do you not understand about that?

We voted for mass deportations. Not just those of ‘criminal aliens’.

What don't you understand about a response to a specific post and a specific quote?

Mangelwurzelfortea · 08/01/2026 13:37

Hyperobject · 08/01/2026 13:36

If you witnessed such a scene from your living room window, would you leave your house to film it, perhaps shout some obscenities or throw a snow ball? Would you try to leave your house when there are armed men outside (with no uniforms or badges, as you assert).

No, you would not. Let’s be serious for a moment.

I probably would go outside and shout at men shooting unarmed women in the head actually. The protestors were brave to do that. The next lot will probably get shot for doing the same thing and that will still be 'self-defence.'

Hyperobject · 08/01/2026 13:38

PandoraSocks · 08/01/2026 13:36

You are so engrossed in lecturing posters on what they should and shouldn't post you are forgetting what this thread is actually about. The horrific shooting of Renee Good.

Some empathy for her and her now orphaned child wouldn't go amiss. That won't affect any trial, which at the moment seems unlikely to happen anyway.

Would you be posting so vociferously if a police officer were shot in similar circumstances by, let’s say, an undocumented person?

I seriously doubt it.

Mollydoggerson · 08/01/2026 13:38

It's the very same as Natzi Germany, they want to kill people, to frighten the other protesters into submission. Refusing to allow the physician access to check for a pulse was disgraceful.all of their actions were barbaric.

viques · 08/01/2026 13:39

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.

This is rapidly developing into a narrative like the Jean Charles de Menezes killing. “He was running away, he didn’t stop, he was a threat to armed officers”. All of which turned out to be false accounts.

EasternStandard · 08/01/2026 13:39

PandoraSocks · 08/01/2026 13:36

You are so engrossed in lecturing posters on what they should and shouldn't post you are forgetting what this thread is actually about. The horrific shooting of Renee Good.

Some empathy for her and her now orphaned child wouldn't go amiss. That won't affect any trial, which at the moment seems unlikely to happen anyway.

I’m responding to a poster with my view. If you don’t like it scroll on by. You’re so engrossed in lecturing you post this back.

Of course a trial is important. People are piecing together what happened and disagreeing on what they see, only someone who is presented with evidence can make an informed decision. Whatever your digs are I stand by that.

Mangelwurzelfortea · 08/01/2026 13:39

Hyperobject · 08/01/2026 13:38

Would you be posting so vociferously if a police officer were shot in similar circumstances by, let’s say, an undocumented person?

I seriously doubt it.

Pointless straw man argument.

Goldenbear · 08/01/2026 13:39

Playingvideogames · 08/01/2026 13:29

I disagree.

Look at the things which are ‘right wing’ now:

Not wanting a massive housing estate built at the end of your road
The Union Jack
Wanting any kind of immigration control at all
Not having a belief in unlimited spending on welfare and health
Having any kind of affection whatsoever toward British Culture (they’ll head tilt and ask ‘what that even is’, despite being able to describe cultures from any other country)

I digress

So you are British?

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