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dflprincess

(29,400 posts)
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:15 PM Jan 2026

ICE shooting in Minneapolis

The story is developing local channels KARE11 & KSTP are covering it live.

The story now is ICE shot a woman in her head while she was in a car. DHS is claiming woman rammed her car into ICE vehicle.

This is in a residential neighborhood. 34th & Portland Ave.

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ICE shooting in Minneapolis (Original Post) dflprincess Jan 2026 OP
Damn! Ocelot II Jan 2026 #1
I have to wonder if this "ramming" dflprincess Jan 2026 #2
Maybe, but Portland is a busy street and it's probably pretty clear of ice by now. Ocelot II Jan 2026 #3
Last time orangecrush Jan 2026 #6
ICE is claiming they were rammed dflprincess Jan 2026 #22
Just saw video THEY WERE NOT RAMMED orangecrush Jan 2026 #44
I'm wondering if there even was a ramming, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2026 #4
Were the ICE holes detained for questioning or arrested? orangecrush Jan 2026 #8
So why did they flee? MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2026 #11
Here orangecrush Jan 2026 #14
Thanks, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2026 #17
A witness on MS NOW just said he had video of the removal of the victim's body. Ocelot II Jan 2026 #10
Saw the video orangecrush Jan 2026 #45
Don't do DHS's work for them. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2026 #5
How so? dflprincess Jan 2026 #15
accepting their report and framing of what happened WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2026 #16
I'm not accepting their report dflprincess Jan 2026 #19
I was under the impression that the car accelerated after the shooting Ohioboy Jan 2026 #43
They've determined it'll start the civil war they need... Iggo Jan 2026 #13
Thom Hartmann caller one minute ago: cbabe Jan 2026 #7
They should have been arrested and disarmed on the spot. orangecrush Jan 2026 #9
Yes. Doing everything they can to start violence. Happened half mile(?) from George Floyd murder. cbabe Jan 2026 #12
According to new info-the red car behind was the victims-edit- Boxerfan Jan 2026 #18
Nothing these ICEhole terrorists adds up. nt MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2026 #21
Local TV (KSTP, the ABC affiliate) is reporting that they just received video of the incident Ocelot II Jan 2026 #20
they aim really high barbtries Jan 2026 #36
Eyewitness is telling KSTP reporter that she saw an ICE officer yell at the driver and fire his gun Ocelot II Jan 2026 #23
DHS is now claiming that its thugs were surrounded by "rioters" dflprincess Jan 2026 #26
From what the witness said, it sounds more like the ICE agent shot the driver. Ocelot II Jan 2026 #27
Exactly. WCCO says it has cell video of the shooting dflprincess Jan 2026 #30
Sure, Kristi, sure Jilly_in_VA Jan 2026 #28
Lord have mercy. MIButterfly Jan 2026 #24
+1000 hamsterjill Jan 2026 #33
But Jack Smith and Epstein are not on the newz as they want. live love laugh Jan 2026 #25
State/County/Local Law Enforcement still have jurisdiction in homicides ScratchCat Jan 2026 #29
We have got to get these psychopaths out of our government NOW. Initech Jan 2026 #31
Just finding out about this Catherine Vincent Jan 2026 #32
Mayor Frey, just now: "Get the fuck out of Minneapolis!" Ocelot II Jan 2026 #34
On WCCO no less. dflprincess Jan 2026 #35
ICE's excuse from the CNN Website hamsterjill Jan 2026 #37
I also saw the video dflprincess Jan 2026 #38
If that's true, MN needs to prosecute Renew Deal Jan 2026 #40
Cop is going to get away with it. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2026 #46
The safety of the public? He fired 3 shots in a residential street. underpants Jan 2026 #53
I saw the video on MS Now Klondike Kat Jan 2026 #39
Shut down the government. mr715 Jan 2026 #41
At least we'd know who's complicit and who isn't. Duncan Grant Jan 2026 #48
The officer that shot her was in no imminent danger from the video. Ol Janx Spirit Jan 2026 #42
Our country is seriously fucked. King_Klonopin Jan 2026 #47
rammed her car into ICE vehicle. Did not happen. LiberalArkie Jan 2026 #49
Just watched the video. Jedi Guy Jan 2026 #50
From all the videos so far that's the best description underpants Jan 2026 #51
I think one of the ICE job requirements get the red out Jan 2026 #52
Police report at least two shots fired. Duncan Grant Jan 2026 #54
Huh, looked like just one shot to me from the video. Jedi Guy Jan 2026 #56
That's exactly how I described it on another site. Definitely not a justified shooting. Vinca Jan 2026 #57
As the mayor said: BULLSHIT! n/t AntiFascist Jan 2026 #55

Ocelot II

(131,057 posts)
1. Damn!
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:19 PM
Jan 2026

So much for living in flyover country.

Maybe ICE has decided that randomly shooting bystanders every now and then will deter protests.

It's on national news, MS NOW.

Ocelot II

(131,057 posts)
3. Maybe, but Portland is a busy street and it's probably pretty clear of ice by now.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:27 PM
Jan 2026

I question whether any "ramming" occurred at all.

orangecrush

(30,847 posts)
6. Last time
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:30 PM
Jan 2026

ICE hit a woman's car, came back and abducted her, and accused her of hitting them.

They were caught on video lying.

Bet that's what happened here.

dflprincess

(29,400 posts)
22. ICE is claiming they were rammed
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:50 PM
Jan 2026

They did not do the ramming this time

Either way they're lying.

orangecrush

(30,847 posts)
44. Just saw video THEY WERE NOT RAMMED
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 03:40 PM
Jan 2026

It was cold blooded murder by a trigger happy assshole

MarineCombatEngineer

(18,163 posts)
4. I'm wondering if there even was a ramming,
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:28 PM
Jan 2026

it's not like those ICEholes are known for telling the truth.
I would imagine that there is video footage of this and it will be posted PDQ by witnesses.

orangecrush

(30,847 posts)
8. Were the ICE holes detained for questioning or arrested?
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:34 PM
Jan 2026


It sounds from reports like they fled the scene

MarineCombatEngineer

(18,163 posts)
11. So why did they flee?
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:36 PM
Jan 2026

Could it be because this was an outright murder?
Given ICEhole past behavior, methinks so.

orangecrush

(30,847 posts)
14. Here
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:40 PM
Jan 2026

"5 EYEWITNESS NEWS reporters on the scene saw an area blocked off with a large number of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at the intersection. Chopper footage captured an SUV appearing to be carrying federal agents deploying chemical irritants as it tried to escape through an alley."

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/federal-law-enforcement-involved-in-shooting-in-minneapolis/

MarineCombatEngineer

(18,163 posts)
17. Thanks,
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:43 PM
Jan 2026

it would seem that ICE bit off more than they can chew this time and I hope and pray that this is the final straw against the terrorist org. ICE and its leaders, Kristi Noem and Trumpedo.

Ocelot II

(131,057 posts)
10. A witness on MS NOW just said he had video of the removal of the victim's body.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:36 PM
Jan 2026

There's bound to be video of the shooting itself somewhere.

Portland is a one-way street, southbound; the other lane we're seeing on TV is a bike lane. So it's not likely that the car came from the opposite direction to block or ram the ICE vehicle.

dflprincess

(29,400 posts)
15. How so?
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:41 PM
Jan 2026

ICE is claiming they were rammed, I was speculating it could be an innocent driver hitting a slippery spot & was not intentional.

Ohioboy

(3,893 posts)
43. I was under the impression that the car accelerated after the shooting
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 03:32 PM
Jan 2026

But, as to your question- don't have a fender bender around ICE.

Iggo

(50,019 posts)
13. They've determined it'll start the civil war they need...
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:40 PM
Jan 2026

…to avoid everyone finding out what’s in the Epstein files.

cbabe

(6,753 posts)
7. Thom Hartmann caller one minute ago:
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:32 PM
Jan 2026

Said woman was shot in head.

*Then* lost control of the car and hit a couple more cars and a light post.

Then ice pulled her out and started cpr.

Citizen watchers with cameras. More soon, I’m sure.

cbabe

(6,753 posts)
12. Yes. Doing everything they can to start violence. Happened half mile(?) from George Floyd murder.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:39 PM
Jan 2026

Ocelot II

(131,057 posts)
20. Local TV (KSTP, the ABC affiliate) is reporting that they just received video of the incident
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:48 PM
Jan 2026

and are preparing it for broadcast. Stay tuned.

They also read a report from ICE, their official statement, claiming the car drove through a roadblock and hit an ICE officer, who fired defensively. They claim the people at the scene were "violent rioters" and this was an act of "domestic terrorism." Hard to believe anything coming from ICE, so let's see the video.

Ocelot II

(131,057 posts)
23. Eyewitness is telling KSTP reporter that she saw an ICE officer yell at the driver and fire his gun
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:59 PM
Jan 2026

right into the driver's side window, and then the driver tried to drive away and crashed her car into a parked car. A neighbor and tried to administer first aid. Doesn't sound much like what ICE claimed.

dflprincess

(29,400 posts)
26. DHS is now claiming that its thugs were surrounded by "rioters"
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 02:05 PM
Jan 2026

And this was "defensive".

Never mind it contradicts all eye witness reports. Hopefully there will be lots of videos that makes it clear DHS is lying.

Ocelot II

(131,057 posts)
27. From what the witness said, it sounds more like the ICE agent shot the driver.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 02:08 PM
Jan 2026

and then she tried to drive away, struck someone and crashed the car. I didn't see any "rioters."

dflprincess

(29,400 posts)
30. Exactly. WCCO says it has cell video of the shooting
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 02:14 PM
Jan 2026

And will show it shortly.

Tina Smith's office just confirmed the victim is a US citizen. Not that that should matter but earlier DHS implied she was fleeing arrest. (Though they seemed to have dropped that claim a while ago.)

MIButterfly

(3,041 posts)
24. Lord have mercy.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:59 PM
Jan 2026

I am stunned. I am beyond words. But it seems Iike every single day I am stunned beyond words in these unbelievable times.

I don’t know what actually happened here, but I do know that armed goons should not be roaming our streets.

My heart goes out to that woman and her loved ones.

live love laugh

(16,450 posts)
25. But Jack Smith and Epstein are not on the newz as they want.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 02:04 PM
Jan 2026

Truthfully it was just a matter of time.

The victim will be blamed.

ScratchCat

(2,753 posts)
29. State/County/Local Law Enforcement still have jurisdiction in homicides
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 02:14 PM
Jan 2026

Regardless of who commits the act.

State governors and Attorney Generals need to announce that ICE and DHS will not be given the benefit of the doubt and any agents involved in a shooting will be automatically detained under State law pending an investigation. While agents have the legal authority to perform their duties, they do not have authority to violate State criminal statutes in the performance of their duties.

Catherine Vincent

(34,611 posts)
32. Just finding out about this
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 02:27 PM
Jan 2026

A woman was shot in the face by an ICE agent? Omg, this is horrible. I'm looking at a bystander's video and a doctor wanted to render aid on the woman but ICE would not let him. Just horrible!

hamsterjill

(17,713 posts)
37. ICE's excuse from the CNN Website
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 02:48 PM
Jan 2026

"“An ICE officer, fearing for his life, the lives of his fellow law enforcement and the safety of the public, fired defensive shots,” the statement said. “He used his training and saved his own life and that of his fellow officers.”

I saw the video that someone posted on BlueSky, which appears to have now been taken down. That video does not align with this explanation - not that THAT surprises anyone.

Hassin Bin Sober

(27,487 posts)
46. Cop is going to get away with it.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 03:56 PM
Jan 2026

It’s the new thing among cops. Step in front of a moving vehicle and then shoot the driver. I’ve seen dozens of these videos and the cop always gets away with it.

Teenagers, mothers with kids in the car, disoriented seniors. It doesn’t matter. Cops get their kill. The ice agent will probably get a tattoo.

Klondike Kat

(945 posts)
39. I saw the video on MS Now
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 03:04 PM
Jan 2026

The only car she ran into was a little red Honda after she was shot. A later report showed the front of her vehicle and I didn't note any bullet holes in the windshield (not saying there wasn't one, just that I didn't observe it). If an ICE officer "feared for his life" one would surmise that the victim would have been going straight at him. First impressions don't lead to that explanation.

mr715

(3,987 posts)
41. Shut down the government.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 03:06 PM
Jan 2026

Democrats cannot put their names to the actions of this government. They have blood on their hands and I don't want to shake their hands during negotiations.

It is long since we've gone over the event horizon. But come on Chuck, don't let this one slide. Do not call it is a distraction.

Duncan Grant

(8,935 posts)
48. At least we'd know who's complicit and who isn't.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 04:02 PM
Jan 2026

Actually, we probably already know, it’s just too damn hard to accept.

King_Klonopin

(1,387 posts)
47. Our country is seriously fucked.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 03:58 PM
Jan 2026

ICE is a paramilitary, mercenary, vigilante force dreamed up by the 2025 project.
What you see on the video is murder -- the summary execution of someone who was trying to evade
the very violence that killed her.
The man who shot her showed complete disregard for her life and safety.
She was nowhere near an ICE vehicle -- there was a white vehicle beside her car, not in front.
Three ICE agents aggressively approach her car with clear intent that they were going to drag her out of her car.
Kristi Neom just shamelessly lied her ass off to blame the victim and exonerate the agent.

The people in power right now -- Trump and his minions -- are shameless, immoral, dangerous, and lawless.
Steven Miller, who is evil incarnate, was quite open about the Trump Doctrine:
The hemisphere belongs to us (white American fascists)
Fuck the Constitution, fuck NATO, fuck the U.N., and fuck the World Court.
We decide what the law is.
We can do whatever we please and there's nothing you spineless people can do about it.
We intend to purge the country of as many minorities that we can.
We intend to suppress the vote and rig the system.
We will flood the media with lies and propaganda because the 1st amendment applies to us only.
Might makes right. Laws are irrelevant.
We want to instill fear into anyone who would stand in our way.
Believe only what we tell you -- don't believe your eyes or the facts.
Our goal is to impose our will on the world while enriching ourselves.
We are running everything, preferably by force and violence.

This is not hyperbole or exaggeration. The shit has hit the proverbial fan!
They are inciting protest, conflict and violence as a pretense to take over all the levers of government.
They will use it to justify actions to override our democracy.
Trump is drooling over the prospect of declaring martial law.
The National Guard is already deployed in U.S. cities for the patently bogus reason of "crime control".
They have inflated the numbers of ICE with thugs. It is now a paramilitary agency -- not law enforcement.
They have murdered foreign citizens by extrajudicial executions.
They have invaded a sovereign nation -- Venezuela -- removed its president, and they are threatening others.
Maduro is a bad character -- so are Putin, Hernandez, Kim Jong Un, and Erdogan, and Bolsonaro.
The DOJ and SCOTUS are regime puppets, enabling this lawlessness.
Trump has already joked about canceling elections. It's not a joke. It's a tell.
They fully plan to contest the midterm election results when they lose.
Trump has no intention at all to leave the White House -- ever.
He is counting on weak opposition and his violent, brainwashed supporters to keep him in power.

If we don't win the midterms and impeach these criminals, we are deeply screwed........

LiberalArkie

(19,895 posts)
49. rammed her car into ICE vehicle. Did not happen.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 04:05 PM
Jan 2026

In fact the kidnapper that was supposedly hit by the car, was the one who was standing when he fired the shots into her face.

Jedi Guy

(3,489 posts)
50. Just watched the video.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 04:12 PM
Jan 2026

Last edited Wed Jan 7, 2026, 04:54 PM - Edit history (1)

Two ICE agents approached the driver's side. One tried to open the driver's door while the other was standing alongside the left front fender. The driver reversed briefly, then shifted to drive and moved forward with the wheels turned to the right, away from the agent standing near the left fender. That agent pulled his gun and fired a single shot through the windshield.

That was by no means a ramming attempt. ICE wildly overreacted.

ETA: Holy shit, Noem's description of the event is literal Bizarro World. Like what the actual fuck is this right here.

“Our ICE officers were out in enforcement action,” Noem said during an unrelated news conference in Texas on Wednesday. “They got stuck in the snow because of the adverse weather that is in Minneapolis. They were attempting to push out their vehicle, and a woman attacked them and those surrounding them and attempted to run them over and ram them with her vehicle.”

I generally try to give law enforcement the benefit of the doubt a lot of the time, but goddamn...

underpants

(196,988 posts)
51. From all the videos so far that's the best description
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 04:15 PM
Jan 2026

She backed up too so the guy on the left fender had to have been advancing towards her.

Jedi Guy

(3,489 posts)
56. Huh, looked like just one shot to me from the video.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 04:51 PM
Jan 2026

I saw a still image of the windshield and there was only one bullet hole visible, unless I missed it.

Either way, Mayor Frey is correct. No ICE agent was in danger of being struck by the vehicle. It's also worth noting that quite a few police departments have changed their use-of-force rules regarding officers firing at a moving vehicle in self-defense, with some forbidding it altogether.

Clearly ICE has different use-of-force rules or no rules at all.

Vinca

(54,247 posts)
57. That's exactly how I described it on another site. Definitely not a justified shooting.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 04:52 PM
Jan 2026
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