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boston bean

(36,962 posts)
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 08:58 PM Jan 2026

She was attempting to make a left turn and she got stuck in middle of roadway. She waved through

Last edited Wed Jan 7, 2026, 09:34 PM - Edit history (3)

One ICE vehicle who did pass by and even waved through the second but the second vehicle driver decided to get out and aggressively threaten her. She became scared and attempted to make a right hand turn to get away from him. Only to be met by a masked ICE gunman who didn’t want her to drive away and shot at her three times, killing her dead right there.

That is what happened and is clear in the video.

On edit I have been corrected that she was not making a full left hand turn but instead was making a left turn motion to move around an ice vehicle which was blocking her from making a normal right hand turn.

No matter which way she was essentially stuck in the middle of the road with ice traffic moving quickly trying to exit. She was not trying to block them in. She was blocked in by them and was even waiving them through in an attempt to ameliorate the issue. Instead they imagined she was a threat and shot her dead.

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She was attempting to make a left turn and she got stuck in middle of roadway. She waved through (Original Post) boston bean Jan 2026 OP
Her front wheels moondust Jan 2026 #1
You are incorrect. She wanted to turn left. Her wheels were going left at first. boston bean Jan 2026 #4
Once she backed up moondust Jan 2026 #6
Correct. Also, please look at my edit to OP. I was corrected boston bean Jan 2026 #7
in an objective viewing of the video, careful as you say, I don't think there is any way anybody could say her actions somaticexperiencing Jan 2026 #12
Great frame by frame video that clearly shows the ICE thug was never in danger. dflprincess Jan 2026 #14
That could have been me. I would have been trying to maneuver out of traffic on AnotherMother4Peace Jan 2026 #2
She would not have been making a left turn sarisataka Jan 2026 #3
Thank you. She was moving left and got caught in middle of road because ice was driving quickly she could not move. boston bean Jan 2026 #5
Exactly sarisataka Jan 2026 #8
From what I see there is no way they could have thought she was a threat. They thought she was "escaping" and somaticexperiencing Jan 2026 #9
The agent who tried to physically remove her from the car . . . John1956PA Jan 2026 #15
I'd agree from what I saw! These are not acting like professional law enforcement. Tragedy. somaticexperiencing Jan 2026 #17
We'll never know her intent pfitz59 Jan 2026 #10
Has the passenger in the vehicle made a statement publicly? I've looked ... Whiskeytide Jan 2026 #19
And this is no exception to the rule. ananda Jan 2026 #11
ALSO stillspkg Jan 2026 #13
Who knows, but that is my sense, too Cosmocat Jan 2026 #16
This could have been any of us Buckeyeblue Jan 2026 #18

moondust

(21,354 posts)
1. Her front wheels
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 09:12 PM
Jan 2026

DO NOT turn toward the left toward the shooter. The wheels are turned to the right and remain turned to the right to escape the scene.

boston bean

(36,962 posts)
4. You are incorrect. She wanted to turn left. Her wheels were going left at first.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 09:24 PM
Jan 2026

Ice agents were driving fast and she was not able to complete her left hand turn. So she was sort of trapped in the middle of the road trying to make a left U-turn. Once the second ice vehicle stopped and did not go around her as she waved him through, giving him right of way and being respectful of them in actuality, he got out aggressively and told her to get out of the car he was arresting her. She attempted to then leave, by backing up a bit turning her front wheels to the right and the the fateful movement of a right hand turn where a criminal ice agent who was in no danger drew his gun to force her to stop when she did not he opened fire on her.

Please watch the video very closely.

moondust

(21,354 posts)
6. Once she backed up
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 09:28 PM
Jan 2026

so she could leave to the right around the vehicle parked next to her, her wheels did not turn back to the left toward the shooter. She was intent on escaping the thugs.

boston bean

(36,962 posts)
7. Correct. Also, please look at my edit to OP. I was corrected
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 09:31 PM
Jan 2026

But I don’t think it changes much.

12. in an objective viewing of the video, careful as you say, I don't think there is any way anybody could say her actions
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 10:38 PM
Jan 2026

indicated any attempt to hurt anybody. isn't that the main point. they seem clearly designed to escape the potentially violent scene. and in return she is not shot, by an unknown guy so far - he will be identified, he is in the video too - who clearly weaponized and let loose and resulted in her being dead. human tragedy writ large. what a tragic mess, designed to happen by maniacs at the White House. Sad, sad, sad.

dflprincess

(29,417 posts)
14. Great frame by frame video that clearly shows the ICE thug was never in danger.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 11:06 PM
Jan 2026

Sorry I don't have anything but a Facebook link.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/839555068905853

AnotherMother4Peace

(5,193 posts)
2. That could have been me. I would have been trying to maneuver out of traffic on
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 09:15 PM
Jan 2026

my small neighborhood street, being totally intimidated by the situation and trying to get out of the way. And she did get out of the way of traffic and people. Then she was shot and murdered. I would have been so afraid and intimidated by those large masked men. Stupid incompetent assholes.

sarisataka

(22,838 posts)
3. She would not have been making a left turn
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 09:21 PM
Jan 2026

Portland Ave is a one way street.

Her left movement was to get around the other ICE SUV that was blocking her lane of traffic.

boston bean

(36,962 posts)
5. Thank you. She was moving left and got caught in middle of road because ice was driving quickly she could not move.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 09:27 PM
Jan 2026

sarisataka

(22,838 posts)
8. Exactly
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 09:34 PM
Jan 2026

Whether or not] she was there as observer, just ppassing through or anything else is irrelevant, the fact she was trying to get out of the way.

9. From what I see there is no way they could have thought she was a threat. They thought she was "escaping" and
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 10:30 PM
Jan 2026

that's why she was shot. This is not ok in any world that is worth living in. And the man who shot here should pay for this action, for sure. Possibly the man who tried to physically get her to get out of the car. What was their authority in this instance? Did they identify themselves or state the cause for their aggression towards her? What was her supposed infraction?

The official story that she struck the shooter seems patently false or that she "weaponized her car". She was simply trying to get out of their.

TRAGIC!!!!

I mourn my country. And this cannot stand.

John1956PA

(5,119 posts)
15. The agent who tried to physically remove her from the car . . .
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 11:13 PM
Jan 2026

. . . stormed over to her driver's side door and shouted, "Get out of the f****** car!" He escalated the situation and must be charged accordingly.

pfitz59

(12,946 posts)
10. We'll never know her intent
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 10:32 PM
Jan 2026

because the trigger-happy terrorist shot her dead. In the head Then he ran away. And the GOP lies began.

Whiskeytide

(4,661 posts)
19. Has the passenger in the vehicle made a statement publicly? I've looked ...
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 09:27 AM
Jan 2026

… but haven’t been able to find anything. Her mother has made a statement, but only verifying that authorities notified her of her daughter’s death and that she lived in Minnesota with her partner. I’m sure the passenger is horribly traumatized, but she might be able to shed light on what they were doing.

ananda

(35,520 posts)
11. And this is no exception to the rule.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 10:34 PM
Jan 2026

Our country has way too many psychopathic
goons in positions of power... with guns.

stillspkg

(207 posts)
13. ALSO
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 10:50 PM
Jan 2026

Regarding the claim that she was trying to run him over: As has been pointed out, it looks like she was slowly moving forward and then after she was shot, the vehicle sped forward crashing into things. I don't know if the reaction when a person has been shot is the same or not; I once fell asleep at the wheel and when I did, my foot lost it's constraint and pushed the gas peddle to the floor. I woke up moments before I hit a telephone pole.

She was targeted for trying to drive around a car which was blocking the road for who lnew what reason. I would have done the same thing.

I'm sick about it and the whole BS spin. These thugs have absolutely no decency. What will they tell her children?

Buckeyeblue

(6,440 posts)
18. This could have been any of us
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 08:59 AM
Jan 2026

It seems like she is caught in the middle and isn't sure what to do. And then the dude shoots her. She probably never knew what happened. Just confusion and BAM.

Seems like something the SS would have done back in the day.

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