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Minneapolis was on edge on Thursday following the death of a woman who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent participating in the Trump administration's latest anti-immigration campaign. The governor urged people to remain calm, and schools canceled classes and activities as a precaution.
State and local officials demanded that ICE leave the state after 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good was shot in the head. But Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said the agents are not going anywhere.
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The Department of Homeland Security has deployed more than 2,000 agents to the area in what it says is its largest immigration enforcement operation to date. Noem said more than 1,500 people have been arrested.
The killing of Macklin Good on Wednesday morning in a residential neighborhood south of the city center was recorded on video by witnesses, and by nightfall, hundreds of people gathered for a vigil to mourn her and urge the public to resist immigration raids. Some later chanted as they marched through the city, but there was no violence.
"I would love for ICE to leave our city and for more community members to come forward to make that happen," said Sander Kolodziej, a painter who attended the vigil to support the community.
Videos of the shooting show an agent approaching a van stopped in the middle of the road, demanding the driver open the door and grabbing the handle. The Honda Pilot begins to move forward, and another ICE agent in front of it draws his weapon and fires at least two shots at point-blank range, stepping back as the vehicle moves toward him.
It is not clear from the videos if the vehicle makes contact with the agent, and there is no indication that the woman had interacted with ICE agents previously. After the shooting, the van accelerates toward two parked cars on a sidewalk before stopping after a collision.
In another recording made afterward, a woman who identifies herself as Macklin Good's wife is seen crying near the vehicle. The woman, who has not been identified, says the couple recently arrived in Minnesota and that they had a child.
Noem called the incident an "act of domestic terrorism" against ICE agents and said the driver "attempted to run them over and ram them with her vehicle. One of our agents acted quickly and defensively, firing to protect himself and the people around him."
President Donald Trump made similar accusations on social media and defended the work of ICE.
Noem alleged the woman was part of a "mob of agitators" and said the agent acted according to his training. She stated that the FBI would investigate.
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But Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called Noem's version of events "garbage."
"They're already trying to frame this as self-defense," Frey said. "Having seen the video, I want to tell everyone directly: that is a lie."
He also criticized the federal deployment and said the agents should leave.
The shooting marked a dramatic escalation in the latest of a series of immigration enforcement operations in major cities under the Trump administration. Wednesday’s incident is at least the fifth death linked to the raids.
The Twin Cities, as the neighboring cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are known, have been tense since Homeland Security announced the start of the operation on Tuesday, which is linked at least in part to fraud allegations involving Somali residents.
A crowd of protesters gathered at the scene after the shooting to express their anger toward local and federal agents.
In a scene reminiscent of raid campaigns in Los Angeles and Chicago, people chanted "ICE out of Minnesota" and blew whistles that have become ubiquitous during the operations.
Governor Tim Walz said he was prepared to deploy the National Guard if necessary. He expressed outrage over the shooting but asked people to keep protests peaceful.
"They want a spectacle," Walz said. "We cannot give it to them."
There were calls on social media to prosecute the agent who shot Macklin Good.
Commissioner Bob Jacobson of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety said state authorities would investigate the shooting alongside federal authorities.
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