""This is an experienced officer who followed his training," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said of the ICE officer who shot Good, when asked about the case on Thursday during a news conference in New York City. Noem said the shooting occurred after protesters in Minneapolis harassed and impeded ICE agents on Wednesday and that the officer acted to protect himself and fellow officers. She alleged that Good's actions amounted to "an act of domestic terrorism.""
""She was a compassionate neighbor trying to be a legal observer on behalf of her immigrant neighbors," Ellison said. "That's what she was doing at the moment of her death. And she was a poet. She was a mom. She was a daughter. And I am deeply saddened by what happened to her and her family.""
"Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and other local officials have dismissed Noem's version of events as political spin. At a news conference on Wednesday, Frey said of the self-defense explanation, "Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody that is bull****." "This was a federal agent recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying," Frey said, adding that he wants ICE units to leave Minneapolis."
Renee Nicole Good was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during protests in Minneapolis, prompting a vigil and further demonstrations. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the officer, saying he followed training, acted to protect himself and colleagues, and characterized Good's actions as an act of domestic terrorism. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison disputed that characterization, describing Good as a compassionate neighbor serving as a legal observer and a poet, mother and daughter, and expressed deep sadness. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey rejected the self-defense claim after viewing video, called the killing reckless, and urged ICE units to leave Minneapolis. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz linked the killing to federal policy surges.
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