"Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, has doubled down on her claim that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis was acting in self-defense and responding to an act of domestic terrorism. Noem also said that she was not opposed to sending additional federal agents to Minneapolis. Speaking at a news conference in New York City on Thursday morning, Noem claimed that the victim, Renee Nicole Good, had been following and harassing the ICE agents"
"On Thursday, the Minnesota bureau of criminal apprehension (BCA) announced that it was reluctantly withdrawing from the investigation into the shooting. The BCA superintendent said in a statement that federal officials had informed them the investigation would be led solely by the FBI and that BCA would no longer have access to the case materials, scene evidence or investigative interviews necessary to complete a thorough and independent investigation."
"Those claims have been widely disputed by both local and state leaders in Minnesota as well as by eyewitnesses. Video footage of the shooting also shows that Good's vehicle appeared to be turning away from the officer as he opened fire. Jacob Frey, the Minneapolis Democratic mayor, slammed the DHS's account of the incident as a garbage narrative on Wednesday. They're already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense, Frey said."
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended an ICE agent's shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, calling it self-defense and an act of domestic terrorism and saying she would not oppose sending more federal agents to Minneapolis. Noem asserted that Good had followed and harassed ICE agents and used her vehicle as a weapon to try to run over an officer. Local and state leaders, eyewitnesses and video footage have disputed that account, with footage showing Good's vehicle appearing to turn away. The Minnesota BCA withdrew from the investigation after federal officials said the FBI would lead the probe; Noem said the BCA lacks jurisdiction.
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