ICE shooting splits the US in two
Oskar Forsberg
Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot dead by ICE and the incident now divides the US into two camps.
“Murder!”, some claim.
“Self-defense!”, others scream.
The 37-year-old woman Renee Nicole Good died on Wednesday morning in Minneapolis. The mother of three was shot dead when the US immigration agency ICE carried out an “immigration-related operation” in the city.
A group of people blocked the path of the ICE agents.
37-year-old Good was sitting in a car at the scene.
"A domestic act of terrorism"
It is what happened next that divides the US population in two. Despite the fact that there are films from different angles showing the incident.
The part of the population that defends the incident claims that it was self-defense. That Renee Nicole Good was about to run over the ICE agent.
President Donald Trump and his Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, are two prominent figures who belong to this group.
Kristi Noem called Renee Nicole Good's driving "an act of domestic terrorism" at a press conference after the incident.
Vice President JD Vance writes on X that the woman's death is a tragedy, but that at the same time we must realize that it is a tragedy that "she caused herself".
Social media influencers who support President Trump and his administration have claimed that in the published videos, you can see from the wheels that the car was heading towards the ICE man.
It was therefore self-defense – and therefore justifiable to shoot the 37-year-old mother of three in the head, they claim.
“Creates chaos and distrust”
The other side believes that the ICE agent’s actions are tantamount to cold-blooded murder.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey held a press conference after the incident.
He said that the shooting was reckless and not at all in self-defense. Frey was very critical of ICE, asking them to “go to hell” and leave Minneapolis.
– What they are doing is creating chaos and distrust. They are tearing families apart, causing chaos on the streets and in this case, literally killing people, he said.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who wrote on social media that he had seen a video of the incident, agrees with the Minneapolis mayor. There is no indication that the ICE agent shot in self-defense, he says.
“The state will ensure that there is a full, fair and prompt investigation to ensure accountability and justice,” Walz wrote on social media.
Democrat Tim Walz is running for vice president in the 2024 election, along with Kamala Harris.
Fears that protests will escalate
On Wednesday evening, American time, a large crowd took to the street where the fatal shooting took place to show their support for 37-year-old mother of three Renee Nicole Good and her family.
The neighborhood was filled with people shouting slogans against the immigration police ICE with the message to leave the city. The shooting took place not far from where George Floyd was killed by police in 2020, which triggered a widespread wave of protests in the United States.
So far, the new protests have been peaceful, but there is great concern that it will escalate. Demonstrations are planned in several American cities on Thursday.
The mother: “She was probably terrified”
Renee Nicole Good, who was killed by ICE, had three children from two previous relationships, including a six-year-old boy from a marriage where the husband died a couple of years ago at the age of 36.
The six-year-old is now an orphan.
– Renee was one of the kindest people I have ever known. She was incredibly compassionate. She has taken care of people her whole life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was a wonderful person, her mother Donna Granger told the local Star Tribune.
She continued:
“It’s so stupid that she was killed. She was probably terrified.”
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