"If you believe Department of Homeland Security public affairs official Tricia McLaughlin, ICE officers found themselves in mortal danger when "violent protesters" interrupted their "targeted operations." As she put it, "one of these violent rioters weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them-an act of domestic terrorism." The officer responded by shooting the driver in the head, or as McLaughlin put it "he used his training and saved his own life and that of his fellow officers.""
"As Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey put it in a press briefing: "What I can tell you is, the narrative that this was just done in self-defense is a garbage narrative. That is not true. It has no truth. And it needs to be stated very clearly since we have already seen a video of it." Frey described the shooting as "an agent recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying, getting killed." But you don't have to believe Frey either: Because there is a video that you can watch for yourself."
Department of Homeland Security public affairs official Tricia McLaughlin said ICE officers faced mortal danger when protesters interrupted targeted operations and alleged a 37-year-old woman weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over law enforcement. An officer fired a shot to the head, killing the driver. A publicly available video documents the incident. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey rejected the self-defense narrative, calling the shooting an agent recklessly using power that resulted in a death. The footage and conflicting official statements have intensified debate over use of force, accountability, and whether graphic video must be viewed for public oversight.
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