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AverageOldGuy

(3,497 posts)
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:43 PM Jan 7

Federal law enforcement shoots civilian in Minneapolis, city officials say

Source: Minneapolis news outlet

City and state officials say federal law enforcement shot a woman Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis. The woman’s condition is unknown at this time.

The shooting has drawn a large crowd of protesters and law enforcement to the area of Portland Avenue and 34th Street in the city’s Powderhorn community.

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



The headline should read: Irresponsible, Uncontrolled Armed Thug Shoots Peaceful Civilian
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Federal law enforcement shoots civilian in Minneapolis, city officials say (Original Post) AverageOldGuy Jan 7 OP
More from local news outlet AverageOldGuy Jan 7 #1
One civilian reported dead AverageOldGuy Jan 7 #2
Hope there is video. Baitball Blogger Jan 7 #3
There is obamanut2012 Jan 7 #4
She was trying to get around him and it looked to me like he was intentionally trying Baitball Blogger Jan 7 #22
There is LiberalArkie Jan 7 #16
Blue sky keeps taking them down....grrr questionseverything Jan 7 #27
Nope, just click the "show" button LiberalArkie Jan 7 #31
I saw it on bluesky earlier, then it was blocked and labeled graphic questionseverything Jan 7 #32
Check your settings there.. LiberalArkie Jan 7 #33
I don't have the blue sky ap and I have been watching stuff on bs since they started it questionseverything Jan 7 #35
The settings is still on the BlueSky web page. Left side of browser under Settings - Moderation. LiberalArkie Jan 7 #37
And do what? In moderation? questionseverything Jan 7 #38
Here is mine LiberalArkie Jan 7 #41
Ty for being so patient! We finally got it but I don't think bs questionseverything Jan 7 #42
Some people get upset over violence. That is why "k*ll" is prevalent. A lot of people can pretend that the world is all LiberalArkie Jan 7 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author questionseverything Jan 7 #40
short video AverageOldGuy Jan 7 #5
So this is a large-scale invasion by ... what? ... Canadians?!? FakeNoose Jan 7 #6
More video jeffreyi Jan 7 #7
Murdered FredGarvin Jan 7 #8
This video has been taken down by mods Unwind Your Mind Jan 7 #11
Longer video here. Obvious cold blooded murder Wiz Imp Jan 7 #9
It needs to be shared far and wide . . everyone needs to see it Strelnikov_ Jan 7 #18
0.73 miles from this murder to where George Floyd was murdered progree Jan 7 #28
Unbelievable Strelnikov_ Jan 7 #29
CE agents stopped by protesters after shooting an observer in Minneapolis, according to witnesse. ICE deployed peppe riversedge Jan 7 #10
Cold blooded murder. Ray Bruns Jan 7 #12
Murder, murder, murder, murder, murder, murder, murder, murder, murder ................................................ yaesu Jan 7 #13
Mayor Jacob Frey: I have a message for ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis. LetMyPeopleVote Jan 7 #14
Thankyou Mayor Frey. If I were you, I would have said the same. riversedge Jan 7 #24
She was murdered. I've seen 3 videos now. Here's my take. chowder66 Jan 7 #15
They will argue she tryed to run the shooter down. Strelnikov_ Jan 7 #19
There was no reason for him to be standing up that close to her vehicle. He put himself in danger and it's going to be chowder66 Jan 7 #25
It begins . . . Strelnikov_ Jan 7 #17
Jail the fucker! Exp Jan 7 #20
NYT has the story way down the splash page tonekat Jan 7 #21
BREAKING: ICE is now deploying tear gas towards civilians in Minneapolis after they apparently shot a woman in the face. riversedge Jan 7 #23
Right in the face but he's okay. Jesus. underpants Jan 7 #26
Ordered to leave and shot in the face when she tries to. multigraincracker Jan 7 #30
3h The witness report of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis is horrifying. riversedge Jan 7 #34
Murder. creon Jan 7 #36
🚨HOLY SHIT: Kristi Noem just called the Minneapolis woman a terrorist- claiming ICE agents were "attacked" after an age riversedge Jan 7 #39
Stuck in the snow? It's been 35F for days, snow's all melting NickB79 Jan 7 #46
Will this be the match that lights the powder keg? Bayard Jan 7 #43
In a new post, President Trump is absolving ICE agents for shooting and killing a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis. riversedge Jan 7 #45

AverageOldGuy

(3,497 posts)
1. More from local news outlet
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:48 PM
Jan 7
Wednesday’s shooting happened a day after the Department of Homeland Security announced that “the largest DHS operation ever is happening right now in Minnesota.”

The agency said it was deploying 2,000 law enforcement officers to the Twin Cities — an escalation of an immigration crackdown that started more than a month earlier.

MPR News contacted both DHS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday to confirm the number of agents being deployed to Minnesota. DHS responded with a statement from Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, saying, “While for the safety of our officers we do not get into law enforcement footprint, DHS has surged law enforcement and has already made more than 1,000 arrests of murderers, rapists, pedophiles and gang members.”

Amid the reported surge of federal agents, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in the Twin Cities on Tuesday.

Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday had sharply criticized the federal enforcement effort, raising concerns about both the scale of the operation and the lack of coordination with state officials.


https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/07/shooting-south-minneapolis-ice-agents-federal-operation



We knew this was bound to happen. Recruit a bunch of Proud Boys and III Percenters who Trump pardoned for their J6 crimes, pay them a $20,000 signing bonus, pay them a bounty for every dark-skinned person they "arrest," and one of them is guaranteed to shoot someone.

AverageOldGuy

(3,497 posts)
2. One civilian reported dead
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:55 PM
Jan 7

Go to the Lawyers, Guns, and Money blog, read the comments.

https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/01/ice-shoots-and-probably-kills-civilian-in-minneapolis

Reportedly woman in car driving away from scene, ICE agent shoot her in the head through her windshield.

Baitball Blogger

(51,861 posts)
22. She was trying to get around him and it looked to me like he was intentionally trying
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 02:42 PM
Jan 7

to keep his body in the way.

LiberalArkie

(19,444 posts)
31. Nope, just click the "show" button
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 03:36 PM
Jan 7

Hey folks, if you have trouble seeing videos or gifs on Bluesky, that's because the settings for it are automatically turned off. Go into your settings and go to "external media"

Andrew 🐻 (@awd.bsky.social) 2024-01-10T16:00:36.336Z



External Media Settings: Check your Bluesky app settings to ensure that external media playback is enabled. Sometimes, these settings may be turned off by default.


Also in your BlueSky Settings, under the Moderations section, check your settings.

questionseverything

(11,664 posts)
35. I don't have the blue sky ap and I have been watching stuff on bs since they started it
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 04:12 PM
Jan 7

I watched the murder video earlier on bs but now it’s blocked as violent, my settings didn’t get mysteriously changed between viewings

questionseverything

(11,664 posts)
42. Ty for being so patient! We finally got it but I don't think bs
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 06:05 PM
Jan 7

Should default to blocking government violence

LiberalArkie

(19,444 posts)
44. Some people get upset over violence. That is why "k*ll" is prevalent. A lot of people can pretend that the world is all
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 06:18 PM
Jan 7

good and perfect because certain words are not used.

Response to LiberalArkie (Reply #37)

FakeNoose

(40,562 posts)
6. So this is a large-scale invasion by ... what? ... Canadians?!?
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:03 PM
Jan 7

Who could possibly be invading Minnesota, except Canadians? This is completely absurd.
ICE, take your guns and your cosplay toys and get the *F* out of Minnesota immediately!

Strelnikov_

(8,128 posts)
18. It needs to be shared far and wide . . everyone needs to see it
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 02:31 PM
Jan 7

Some won't care . . . most will be enraged.

Wonder how many blocks from where George Floyd was murdered this occurred?

History does not repeat, but it does rhyme.

progree

(12,788 posts)
28. 0.73 miles from this murder to where George Floyd was murdered
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 03:08 PM
Jan 7

ICE's latest murder: Portland Ave. & 34th St. S.

George Floyd murder: Chicago Ave. & 38th St. S.

The 0.73 miles is street distance. It is 0.56 miles crow fly distance.

Using Google Maps and the Measure Distance function

riversedge

(79,932 posts)
10. CE agents stopped by protesters after shooting an observer in Minneapolis, according to witnesse. ICE deployed peppe
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:48 PM
Jan 7

Jon Collins
‪@jcollins.bsky.social‬
ICE agents stopped by protesters after the shooting an observer in Minneapolis, according to witnesse. ICE deployed pepper spray and tear gas.

ICE agents stopped by protesters after the shooting an observer in Minneapolis, according to witnesse. ICE deployed pepper spray and tear gas.

Jon Collins (@jcollins.bsky.social) 2026-01-07T17:15:39.094Z




yaesu

(9,106 posts)
13. Murder, murder, murder, murder, murder, murder, murder, murder, murder ................................................
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 02:02 PM
Jan 7

chowder66

(11,970 posts)
15. She was murdered. I've seen 3 videos now. Here's my take.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 02:10 PM
Jan 7

The first video showed what looked like the woman pulling out to turn around and leave. There is a big SUV that is blocking the road and she looks like she is attempting to move around it. She pauses and it looks like she waves a car through and it does pass. She waits because she sees all of these other cars and trucks and most likely is waiting to see if they are going to go through or allow her to continue to make the turn but instead assholes jump out of their truck and head towards her. The 3rd video shows an ice agent? Officer? that is standing on the other side in the line of her turn but she is focused on the guys trying to open her door so she pulls away but that officer/agent has placed himself in front of her car. She only had one way to go and that is the path she was taking to get around that other SUV with its door open and blocking part of the road. The asshole officer who decided not to get out of way, who had placed his body in front of her vehicle drew his weapon while moving away (without urgency) and opened fire on her and killed her.

on edit: I just saw another angle on CNN and it looks like she also was waiving the agents truck but they jumped out and went at her.

Strelnikov_

(8,128 posts)
19. They will argue she tryed to run the shooter down.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 02:37 PM
Jan 7

Thing is, from what I could see, he was near the side of the car, also car was barely moving.

I agree with what you are alluding to, she may well not have known the shooter was even there, as she was engaged with the two gestapo at her door.

RIP

chowder66

(11,970 posts)
25. There was no reason for him to be standing up that close to her vehicle. He put himself in danger and it's going to be
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 03:04 PM
Jan 7

pretty apparent to a jury that she was waving people through when she was trying to turn.

The agents created this situation out of thin air but yeah, no one will be held accountable because immunity, "it was a mistake" or some bullshit.

tonekat

(2,473 posts)
21. NYT has the story way down the splash page
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 02:41 PM
Jan 7

Last edited Wed Jan 7, 2026, 03:35 PM - Edit history (1)

Even Bezo's rag has it a bit higher up.

CBC has it featured first.

riversedge

(79,932 posts)
23. BREAKING: ICE is now deploying tear gas towards civilians in Minneapolis after they apparently shot a woman in the face.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 03:01 PM
Jan 7


Replying to
@krassenstein
and
@MercadoMedia1
BREAKING: ICE is now deploying tear gas towards civilians in Minneapolis after they apparently shot a woman in the face.

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riversedge

(79,932 posts)
34. 3h The witness report of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis is horrifying.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 04:08 PM
Jan 7


Mike Nellis
@MikeNellis
·
3h
The witness report of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis is horrifying.

?s=20

riversedge

(79,932 posts)
39. 🚨HOLY SHIT: Kristi Noem just called the Minneapolis woman a terrorist- claiming ICE agents were "attacked" after an age
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 05:24 PM
Jan 7

whow--that is a bigly cowgirl hat!!



CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism

🚨HOLY SHIT: Kristi Noem just called the Minneapolis woman a terrorist- claiming ICE agents were “attacked” after an agent jumped to safety before shooting her in the face multiple times.

Kristi Noem is a complicit monster.

NOEM: “(What the victim did) was an act of domestic terrorism.

ICE officers were stuck in the snow during an enforcement action when a woman attempted to ram them with her vehicle.

An officer acted defensively to protect himself and others.”


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NickB79

(20,274 posts)
46. Stuck in the snow? It's been 35F for days, snow's all melting
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 09:15 PM
Jan 7

There's not enough snow for my Prius to get stuck in even if I tried.

Bayard

(28,929 posts)
43. Will this be the match that lights the powder keg?
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 06:10 PM
Jan 7

Obviously, this U.S. CITIZEN was trying to follow ICE orders, and was killed for her compliance. These guys are on power trips, and are playing at being James Bond--license to kill.

Arrest them for murder. Jail until a trial.

riversedge

(79,932 posts)
45. In a new post, President Trump is absolving ICE agents for shooting and killing a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 06:33 PM
Jan 7

Yashar Ali 🐘
@yashar
·
2h
In a new post, President Trump is absolving ICE agents for shooting and killing a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis.

His evidence?

A slowed down version of the clip in this post.

It does not absolve the agent.


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