"Minneapolis is once again the focus of debates about violence involving law enforcement after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother, in her car. The incident quickly prompted dueling narratives. Trump administration officials defended the shooting as justified, while local officials condemned it. The shooting will also likely prompt renewed scrutiny of training and policy of officers and the question of them shooting at moving vehicles."
"There has been a recent trend in law enforcement toward policies that prohibit such shootings. It is a policy shift that has shown promise in saving lives. Decades ago, the New York City Police Department prohibited its officers from shooting at moving vehicles. That led to a drop in police killings without putting officers in greater danger. Debates over deadly force are often contentious,"
An ICE officer shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, prompting sharply divided official responses and renewed focus on use-of-force policies. Recent law enforcement trends increasingly prohibit officers from shooting at moving vehicles, a change associated with fewer deaths and no evidence of greater officer risk. The New York City Police Department’s past prohibition helped reduce police killings. Many agencies still lack clear prohibitions or maintain ambiguous policies, and explicit legal prohibitions are largely absent, allowing officers to avoid criminal penalties in apparent policy-violating shootings. ICE policy lacks a clear instruction to move out of the path of vehicles where feasible.
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