"Federal officials and local leaders clashed Wednesday over their differing characterizations of a fatal shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis. While President Donald Trump's administration described the killing of a 37-year-old mother as an act of self-defense amid his latest immigration crackdown, Minneapolis officials have disputed that narrative."
"The woman was shot in her car in a residential neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis, about a mile (1.6 kilometers) from where police killed George Floyd in 2020. Videos taken by bystanders and posted to social media show an officer approaching an SUV stopped in the middle of the road, demanding the driver open the door and grabbing the handle. The Honda Pilot begins to pull forward and a different ICE officer standing in front of the vehicle pulls his weapon and immediately fires at least two shots into the vehicle at close range, jumping back as the vehicle moves toward him. It is not clear from the videos if the vehicle makes contact with the officer. The SUV then speeds into two cars parked on a curb nearby before crashing to a stop. Witnesses can be heard shouting out in shock."
"Renee Nicole Macklin Good died of gunshot wounds to the head. She described herself on social media as a "poet and writer and wife and mom" who was from Colorado. Calls and messages to her family were not immediately returned. Public records show Macklin Good had recently lived in Kansas City, Missouri, where she and another woman with the same home address had started a business last year called B. Good Handywork. In a video posted from the scene on social media, a woman, who describes Macklin Good as her wife, is seen sitting near the vehicle sobbing. She says the couple had only recently arrived in Minnesota and that they had a 6-year-old child. Her killing quickly drew hundreds of angry protesters."
An ICE officer shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good in a residential neighborhood in Minneapolis, prompting a clash between federal and local officials over characterization of the use of force. The administration described the killing as self-defense amid an immigration crackdown, while Minneapolis officials disputed that narrative. Bystander videos show officers confronting an SUV and an ICE officer firing at least two close-range shots as the vehicle moved, after which the SUV crashed into parked cars. Macklin Good died of gunshot wounds to the head. She identified herself as a poet, writer, wife and mom and had recently lived in Kansas City. Her death drew hundreds of angry protesters.
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