"Renee Nicole Macklin Good, 37, was killed Wednesday as she tried to drive away from Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem alleged the woman rammed the officers with her minivan; no contact is apparent in witnesses' videos. The ICE officer who fired the shots remained on his feet and began walking toward the van after it crashed."
"In California, five cases of lethal force against an unarmed occupant of a moving car have been flagged for investigation by the state's Justice Department since 2022. One of them was in the Bay Area. The investigations are required by AB 1506, which mandates a state investigation of any shooting by a law enforcement officer that kills a person who was not carrying a deadly weapon."
A driver, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, 37, was fatally shot while attempting to drive away from Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minneapolis. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem alleged the minivan rammed officers, but witness videos show no apparent contact while the ICE officer who fired walked toward the crashed van. In California, five incidents since 2022 involving lethal force against unarmed occupants in moving cars have been flagged for state Justice Department investigation under AB 1506. In one Fontana case, an officer shot a passenger who was alleged to be reaching for a handgun, but no weapon was found; the state concluded the officer reasonably believed deadly force was necessary.
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