The Department of Homeland Security said the woman had weaponized her vehicle, but Minneapolis’ mayor said video of the incident didn’t show that.
Witness says they didn’t notice tension with driver before shooting
Lynette Reini-Grandell, who witnessed the shooting, said there appeared to be no tension or escalation before an ICE agent opened fire on a vehicle.
When she turned, Reini-Grandell said she noticed a vehicle askew in the lane with ICE vehicles and officers “pretty far behind it.” There were several bystanders on the street yelling at ICE officers, she said on “Meet The Press.”
“I would say less than 60 seconds after I passed her, I heard these three pops — shot, shot, shot, pop, pop, pop — and I knew it was gunfire,” she said. “And almost immediately the crash of her hitting that parked car.”
Reini-Grandell said she didn’t hear any confrontation between the vehicle and officers before shots rang out.
“I didn’t even hear anything from the car. People on the sidewalks were screaming at the ICE agents ‘Get out of our neighborhood,’ that sort of thing, and we were blowing whistles,” Reini-Grandell recalled.
Venus de Mars said they arrived after the gunfire and saw EMTs performing CPR on the victim.
“The ambulances couldn’t get there because there was so much traffic,” de Mars said. “When they finally did get over there, I watched as they got whoever they were doing the CPR on onto a stretcher and put her into the ambulance and drove away. But there was no rush, there was no sirens. I already knew she hadn’t made it. It was just devastating to watch.”
Both said they did not know the victim and that the community has been on alert since ICE arrived last month.
Minneapolis Council member: ‘If they truly care about our well-being … Trump will issue the order for ICE to leave today’
Outraged over the fatal ICE shooting in her city, City Council Member Robin Wonsley is demanding that ICE leave Minneapolis.
“There’s no reason why we lost Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother, who was simply caring and protecting her neighbor. There’s no reason why she should have been shot and killed by a federal ICE agent,” Wonsley told NBC News Now.
“There’s disgust, there’s anger, but there’s also a call to action to do everything that we can to have ICE be removed, have the federal agent responsible for her murder be arrested, and for the investigation that will surely unfold post this tragedy — for there to be local ownership over that investigation,” Wonsley continued.
The council member pushed back against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s statement in which she said that Trump’s law enforcement operations are designed to “bring peace” and “public safety.”
“The biggest threat — if we truly are prioritizing the safety of Minneapolis residents — are ICE agents themselves,” Wonsley said. “And if they truly care about our well-being, they will leave today. Trump will issue the order for them to leave today.”
Minneapolis holds vigil for woman killed in ICE shooting
The street where an ICE agent shot Renee Nicole Good filled with people who held a vigil in her honor. Raya Quttaineh of NBC affiliate KARE of Minneapolis reports.
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