MINNEAPOLIS: A US immigration agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in her car in Minneapolis on Wednesday amid an immigration enforcement \u200bsurge, according to local and federal officials, the latest violent incident during President Donald Trump\u2019s nationwide crackdown on migrants.<\/p>\n
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey adamantly rejected the Trump administration\u2019s claim that the agent fired in self-defense, saying he has seen video of the shooting that directly contradicts what he called the government\u2019s \u201cgarbage narrative.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense,\u201d he said at a press conference. \u201cHaving seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly \u2014 that is bullshit.\u201d<\/p>\n
A visibly angry Frey said federal immigration agents were responsible for sowing chaos in the city, telling ICE: \u201cGet the f*** out of Minneapolis.\u201d But he also urged residents to remain calm.<\/p>\n
The shooting drew protesters into the streets near the scene, some of whom were met by heavily armed federal agents wearing gas masks who fired chemical irritants at the demonstrators.<\/p>\n
Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security said \u200cin a post on \u200cX that the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer began firing after a \u201cviolent rioter\u201d attempted \u200cto \u2060run \u200bover ICE officers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe \u200calleged perpetrator was hit and is deceased,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThe ICE officers who were hurt are expected to make full recoveries.\u201d<\/p>\n
Frey said the woman did not appear to be trying to ram anyone in the video he had reviewed. The city police chief, Brian O\u2019Hara, told reporters that the preliminary investigation indicated the woman\u2019s vehicle was blocking traffic when a federal officer approached on foot.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe vehicle began to drive off,\u201d he said. \u201cAt least two shots were fired. The vehicle then crashed on the side of the roadway.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump, a Republican, has deployed federal immigration agents to Democratic-led cities across the US through his first year in office in a crackdown against illegal immigration, leading to backlash from some residents.<\/p>\n
The administration planned to send approximately 2,000 agents to Minneapolis, according to news reports, following allegations \u2060of wide-scale welfare fraud involving Somali immigrants, whom Trump has called \u201cgarbage.\u201d<\/p>\n
The identity of the shot woman was not publicly disclosed. US Senator Tina Smith, a Minnesota Democrat, said on X that she was \u200ca US citizen. The police chief said the woman, who was married, was not a \u200dtarget of immigration operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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