"The administration claims that in both Minneapolis and Portland, the drivers were "domestic terrorists" who "weaponized" their vehicles, that the officers acted in self-defense, that they fired their guns to save their lives. In the first case, we have video to disprove it. In the second, unless a video surfaces, it will be the agent's word against the victims'. We should no longer be surprised by the Trump administration's lies."
"As Good slowly reverses, one officer yanks at the driver's-side door handle and reaches through the window. Good points her wheels to the right and begins to pull forward away from the agents. Ross crosses in front of the car, grabs his gun, points it directly at her, and fires through the windshield. Stepping back, he keeps firing as the car moves on. The vehicle never touches him."
Three people were shot by federal officers within 36 hours in Minneapolis and Portland. An ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in her car in Minneapolis. A Border Patrol agent shot and wounded Luis David Nino-Moncada and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras in Portland. The administration labeled the drivers "domestic terrorists" who "weaponized" their vehicles and claimed officers acted in self-defense. Video from Minneapolis shows Good inching forward, waiting, and attempting to pull away while an officer fired through the windshield as the vehicle never touched him. In Portland, absent video, the agent's account may be pitted against the victims'.
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